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　　Ifyoueverfeelvaguelyguiltyaboutthevastamountsoftelevisionyouwatch，mightIsuggestyouclingtothefindingsofthisstudy，publishedlastweekinPsychologyofAesthetics，Creativity，andtheArts。Init，theauthorsclaimthatwatchinghighqualitytelevisiondramasthingslikeMadMenorTheWestWingcanincreaseyouremotionalintelligence。Thatis，watchinggoodTVmakesyoumoreempathetic。
　　Inthepaper，theauthorsdescribetwoexperimentsthatledthemtotheirproTVconclusion。Inone，theyaskedabout100peopletofirstwatcheitheratelevisiondrama（MadMenorTheWestWing）oranonfictionprogram（HowtheUniverseWorksorSharkWeek：JawsStrikesBack）。Afterward，alloftheparticipantstookatestpsychologistsoftenusetomeasureemotionalintelligence：Treshown36pairsofeyesandaretoldtojudgetheemotioneachpairisdisplaying。Tdwatchedthefictionalizedshowsdidbetteronthistestthanthosewhowatchedthenonfictionones。
　　Theytriedthisagain，onlyswitchinguptheprograms（TheGoodWifeandLostversusNovaandThroughtheWormhole）andaddingacontrolgroup，too：peoplewhotooktheeyereadingtestwithoutwatchinganytelevisionfirst。Again，empathyscoresweresuperior，twatchedanythingbeforehand。
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　　Isasimilarfindingtoawidelyreported2013studythatclaimedthatreadingliteraryfictionislinkedtobetterscoresonthisempathymeasuringtest。Tfurther，semotionisexplicitlyspelledout，theaudiencemustdosomementalworktofillinthosegaps，makingaguessattheinnerlivesofthecharacter。
　　Thatliteraryfictionstudy，however，wasalsowidelycritiquedforitsmethods。Specifically，thefictiontheresearcherschosefortheirstudywasbyauthorslikeLouiseErdrichorAntonCthenonfiction，ontheotherhand，wasoneofthreeSmithsonianarticles，HowthePotatoChangedtheWorld。Imentionthisnottospeakillofdelicioustubers（Iwouldneverdothat），taboutpeople。Ndjustspentsometimereadingabouthumanemotions。Andthisnewstudyfallsshortinasimilarmanner：IsitreallythatsurprisingthatpeoplemightbeinamoreempatheticstateofmindaftertryingtofigureoutwhatisgoingoninDonDsheadthantheywouldbeafterwatchingaSharkWeekshow？Whatdoesthatreallytellus？
　　Maybenotmuch，sturned，dowhatyouwillwiththisnewresearch。