University:
Brooklyn College
Course:
PSYC 100 | Intro Psychology
Academic year:

2023
Views:

198

Pages:

2
Author:

Tori Carroll

WHY IS IT FUN TO BE FRIGHTENED? Close Read 1 Read the text and annotate for the following: ● Read to gain a general understanding of the text. ● Annotate for topics and key ideas as you read. Question #1: Re Revview yyour our annotations. What are the topics and key ideas within the te text? xt? Why is it fun to be scared? Study reveals mood improves after being scared. A sense of achievement and confidence boost are reasons people like being scared Close Read 2 Reread the text and annotate for the following: ● Write a 1 sentence summary for each chunk of the text. ● Annotate for words and phrases that convey the author’s tone. Question #1: How is the te text xt structured? (RI 1.3) Broken into chunks with each section relating to the main question. (Question and Answer format) xt? What ideas are pr presented esented in each Question #2: Ho How w does the author order her ideas within the te text? chunk? (RI 1.3) Each chunk shows a step of the process of her finding out why people enjoy being frightened. Question #3: Re Review view chunk 1 (p. 1-5). What is the ton tone e of this chunk? What w words ords or phrases establish this tone? (RI 2.4) confused, why then would anyone want to spend their time and money to watch such scenes Question #4: Re Review view chunk 2 (p. 6-11). What is the ton tone e of this chunk? What w words ords or phrases establish this tone? (RI 2.4) Scientific, we also used mobile EEG technology to compare 100 participants brain wave activity Close Read 3 Reread the text and annotate for the following: ● Annotate for how each chunk of the text develops the central idea. Question #1: What is the central idea of the te text? xt? (RI 1.2) When people choose to enjoy scary experiences in Safe Environment there is a positive effect on the brain Question #2: Ho How w is the central idea of the te text xt dev developed eloped in paragraph 14? (RI 2.5) Margee Kerr emphasizes the scary experience needs to be safe if it is to be fun Question #3: W Write rite an objectiv objective e summary of the te text. xt. (RI 1.2) Margee Kerr asks the question “why is it fun to be frightened” to answer this question, she conducts a study to measure people's feelings after being scared. She found when people are scared and in a safe environment, they feel happier.