Psychology Department, Lancaster University, UK.
Percept Mot Skills. 2011 Apr;112(2):603-9. doi: 10.2466/10.11.PMS.112.2.603-609.
Six- and nine-yr.-old children (n=28 of each) were divided into equal experimental and control groups. The experimental groups were shown a film with a magical theme, and the control groups were shown a film with a nonmagical theme. All groups then were presented with a choice task requiring them to discriminate between ordinary and fantastic visual displays on a computer screen. Statistical analyses indicated that mean scores for correctly identifying the ordinary and fantastic displays were significantly different between experimental and control groups. The children in the experimental groups who watched the magical film had significantly higher scores on correct identifications than children in the control groups who watched the nonmagical film for both age groups. The results suggest that watching films with a magical theme might enhance children's sensitivity toward the fantasy/reality distinction.
将 6 岁和 9 岁的儿童（每组 28 名）分为实验组和对照组。实验组观看了一部具有魔幻主题的电影，对照组观看了一部不具有魔幻主题的电影。然后，所有组都在计算机屏幕上呈现了一个选择任务，要求他们区分普通和奇幻的视觉显示。统计分析表明，实验组和对照组在正确识别普通和奇幻显示方面的平均得分存在显著差异。观看魔幻电影的实验组儿童在正确识别方面的得分明显高于观看非魔幻电影的对照组儿童，对于两个年龄组都是如此。结果表明，观看具有魔幻主题的电影可能会增强儿童对幻想/现实区别的敏感性。
