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　　Ifyoueverfeelvaguelyguiltyaboutthevastamountsoftelevisionyouwatch，mightIsuggestyouclingtothefindingsofthisstudy，publishedlastweekinPsychologyofAesthetics，Creativity，andtheArts。Init，theauthorsclaimthatwatchinghighqualitytelevisiondramasthingslikeMadMenorTheWestWingcanincreaseyouremotionalintelligence。Thatis，watchinggoodTVmakesyoumoreempathetic。
　　Inthepaper，theauthorsdescribetwoexperimentsthatledthemtotheirproTVconclusion。Inone，theyaskedabout100peopletofirstwatcheitheratelevisiondrama（MadMenorTheWestWing）oranonfictionprogram（HowtheUniverseWorksorSharkWeek：JawsStrikesBack）。Afterward，alloftheparticipantstookatestpsychologistsoftenusetomeasureemotionalintelligence：Theyreshown36pairsofeyesandaretoldtojudgetheemotioneachpairisdisplaying。Theresultsshowedthatthepeoplewhodwatchedthefictionalizedshowsdidbetteronthistestthanthosewhowatchedthenonfictionones。
　　Theytriedthisagain，onlyswitchinguptheprograms（TheGoodWifeandLostversusNovaandThroughtheWormhole）andaddingacontrolgroup，too：peoplewhotooktheeyereadingtestwithoutwatchinganytelevisionfirst。Again，theirresultsshowedthatthefictionviewersempathyscoresweresuperior，thoughthenonfictionviewersscoredhigheronaveragethanthosewhohadntwatchedanythingbeforehand。
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　　Itsasimilarfindingtoawidelyreported2013studythatclaimedthatreadingliteraryfictionislinkedtobetterscoresonthisempathymeasuringtest。Theauthorsofthatstudyandthisnewonearguethatacomplexfictionalnarrativeforcesthereaderorviewertoconsideraproblemfrommultipleperspectives；further，sincenoteverycharactersemotionisexplicitlyspelledout，theaudiencemustdosomementalworktofillinthosegaps，makingaguessattheinnerlivesofthecharacter。
　　Thatliteraryfictionstudy，however，wasalsowidelycritiquedforitsmethods。Specifically，thefictiontheresearcherschosefortheirstudywasbyauthorslikeLouiseErdrichorAntonChekhov；thenonfiction，ontheotherhand，wasoneofthreeSmithsonianarticles，withtitleslikeHowthePotatoChangedtheWorld。Imentionthisnottospeakillofdelicioustubers（Iwouldneverdothat），buttopointoutthatthenonfictionsamplestheychosewerentaboutpeople。Nowonderthestudysubjectswerebetteratreadinghumanemotionswhentheydjustspentsometimereadingabouthumanemotions。Andthisnewstudyfallsshortinasimilarmanner：IsitreallythatsurprisingthatpeoplemightbeinamoreempatheticstateofmindaftertryingtofigureoutwhatisgoingoninDonDrapersheadthantheywouldbeafterwatchingaSharkWeekshow？Whatdoesthatreallytellus？
　　Maybenotmuch，butifyourelookingforanexcusetobuckledownwithsomebingewatchingnowthattheweathersturned，dowhatyouwillwiththisnewresearch。