TY  - BOOK
AU  - Zillmann,Dolf
AU  - Vorderer,Peter
TI  - Media entertainment: the psychology of its appeal 
SN  - 0805833242 (alk. paper)
U1  - 302.23019 
PY  - 2000///
CY  - Mahwah, N.J.
PB  - Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers
KW  - Mass media
KW  - Psychological aspects
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; 1. The coming of media entertainment - 2. Interactive entertainment and beyond - 3. Humor and comedy - 4. Conflict and suspense in drama - 5. Violence, mayhem, and horror - 6. Sex on entertainment television - 7. Affect-talk and its kin - 8. Children's likes and dislikes of entertainment programs - 9. Sports on the screen - 10. Music and music videos - 11. Video games and the pleasures of control - 12. The respondent gender gap - 13. Personality and entertainment preferences - 14. The aesthetics of media fare
ER  -