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INTERACTION PARASOCIALE [1 record]

Record 1 2020-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Behaviour
  • Communication (Public Relations)
CONT

Creating a semicircle seating configuration [for a celebrity interview] on the [television] show that implied that the circle was completed by the viewers at home added to the sense that one was part of a conversation. Such parasocial interaction (PSI) was defined by the one-sidedness of the interaction ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement humain
  • Communications (Relations publiques)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comportamiento humano
  • Comunicación (Relaciones públicas)
CONT

A menudo conocida como "intimidad a la distancia", la interacción parasocial está basada en la aparición frecuente y consistente de una persona o personalidad mediatizada; la "ilusión de intimidad" así como el que la "persona" sea atractiva, amigable, confiable e incambiable constituyen la clave para el desarrollo de una interacción unilateral.

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