Psychology of art: a psychosemantic analysis of perception and understanding of a feature film

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Vol. 31 Iss. 1 pp. 24–31 | St. Petersburg State Institute of Psychology and Social Work | ISSN: 1993-8101
2019 • Issue 1 • Volume 31Research in applied psychology

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Abstract

Based on the perception of a film on Buddhist themes, the depth of its understanding by a student audience is explored, the system of personal constructs (Kelly) of the film’s perception is highlighted and personal meanings that have arisen to the audience, depending on understanding of the work, are analyzed. The article has a pronounced interdisciplinary character; it intersects the interests of psychology of art, semiotics of cinema, psychology of religion, problem of ethics.

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psychology of art, problem of understanding, meaning, psychosemantics, personality constructs, feature film, Buddhism, empathy, semantic spaces

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