Brendan Rooney
Biographic Data
| ID | 3594192 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brendan Rooney |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brendan |
| FAMILY NAME | Rooney |
| SIGNATURE | ROONEY B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College Dublin |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9842-1492 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A head taller
Executive functions emerge gradually in early childhood and are predictive of a range of developmental outcomes. Pretend play, a type of play that is imaginative and creative, has been posited to benefit children’s early development of executive functions. Yet, previous studies on the relation between pretend play and executive functions have not consistently evidenced a clear connection. This study aimed to quantitatively assess the relation bet…
Attention, memory, and narrative interpretation of Michel Gondry’s The Green Hornet
Historically 3D effect in film has been used as a relatively superficial aesthetic attraction. Here we consider and test the idea that 3D can be used to guide viewer attention and narrative interpretation in film. The current study used self-report measures in conjunction with eye-tracking technology to record attention, memory and narrative interpretation of 32 participants (25 female). Eye-gaze behaviour was recorded while half of the participa…
Exploring Subjective Realism
Media research has conceptualised realism of media and technology in many different ways e.g., visual fidelity, presence, narrative consistency. We build on a dual process model of subjective realism, categorising evaluative realism (comparison of stimulus to real life) and felt realism (illusion of felt non-mediation). This study explored subjective realism using a 2 × 2 design (N = 103) with two between-groups variables [perceptual cue (presenc…
Personal relevance and state empathy with a character facilitates self-disclosure in film viewers
Eudaimonic media entertainment has been shown to promote mental health, however, our knowledge of the underlying mechanisms that drive the effect is still limited. This project focuses on self-disclosure, a relevant factor for reducing distress and improving mental wellbeing. The aim was to test whether empathizing with a fictional character and the personal relevance of a story can facilitate self-disclosure responses, as well as to examine the …
Patients choose music with high energy, danceability, and lyrics in analgesic music listening interventions
Self-selected music is the best predictor of a successful outcome in music interventions, but the reasons behind this are unclear. One suggestion is that patients choose different types of music compared to experimenters. To explore this suggestion, the current study identified specific pieces of music that were used in previous studies for pain management using a scoping review, and analyzed each track in terms of the Spotify audio features of e…
See, Like, Share, Remember
Media-saturated digital environments seek to influence social media users' behaviour, including through marketing. The World Health Organization has identified food marketing, including advertising for unhealthy items, as detrimental to health, and in many countries, regulation restricts such marketing and advertising to younger children. Yet regulation rarely addresses adolescents and few studies have examined their responses to social media adv…
Shot scale matters
Mental state attribution, an important aspect of social cognition, refers to the verbalization of mental state references observed in another person. Fictional film narratives can elicit social cognition and mental state attribution specifically, however, little is known about the cinematographic techniques underlying this effect and their link to mental state attribution. The present experiment focuses on the role of close-up shots of the charac…
Demo hour
forum Share on Demo hour Authors: Pin-Cheng Lin Shih Chien University Shih Chien UniversityView Profile , HyunJoo Oh University of Colorado Boulder University of Colorado BoulderView Profile , Mark D. Gross University of Colorado Boulder University of Colorado BoulderView Profile , Michael Eisenberg University of Colorado Boulder University of Colorado BoulderView Profile , Sherry His Concord Consortium Concord ConsortiumView Profile , Becca Rose…
The apparent reality of movies and emotional arousal
Shot scale matters
Mental state attribution, an important aspect of social cognition, refers to the verbalization of mental state references observed in another person. Fictional film narratives can elicit social cognition and mental state attribution specifically, however, little is known about the cinematographic techniques underlying this effect and their link to mental state attribution. The present experiment focuses on the role of close-up shots of the charac…
The apparent reality of movies and emotional arousal
The apparent reality of movies and emotional arousal
Demo hour
forum Share on Demo hour Authors: Pin-Cheng Lin Shih Chien University Shih Chien UniversityView Profile , HyunJoo Oh University of Colorado Boulder University of Colorado BoulderView Profile , Mark D. Gross University of Colorado Boulder University of Colorado BoulderView Profile , Michael Eisenberg University of Colorado Boulder University of Colorado BoulderView Profile , Sherry His Concord Consortium Concord ConsortiumView Profile , Becca Rose…
See, Like, Share, Remember
Media-saturated digital environments seek to influence social media users' behaviour, including through marketing. The World Health Organization has identified food marketing, including advertising for unhealthy items, as detrimental to health, and in many countries, regulation restricts such marketing and advertising to younger children. Yet regulation rarely addresses adolescents and few studies have examined their responses to social media adv…
Shot scale matters
Mental state attribution, an important aspect of social cognition, refers to the verbalization of mental state references observed in another person. Fictional film narratives can elicit social cognition and mental state attribution specifically, however, little is known about the cinematographic techniques underlying this effect and their link to mental state attribution. The present experiment focuses on the role of close-up shots of the charac…
Patients choose music with high energy, danceability, and lyrics in analgesic music listening interventions
Self-selected music is the best predictor of a successful outcome in music interventions, but the reasons behind this are unclear. One suggestion is that patients choose different types of music compared to experimenters. To explore this suggestion, the current study identified specific pieces of music that were used in previous studies for pain management using a scoping review, and analyzed each track in terms of the Spotify audio features of e…
Personal relevance and state empathy with a character facilitates self-disclosure in film viewers
Eudaimonic media entertainment has been shown to promote mental health, however, our knowledge of the underlying mechanisms that drive the effect is still limited. This project focuses on self-disclosure, a relevant factor for reducing distress and improving mental wellbeing. The aim was to test whether empathizing with a fictional character and the personal relevance of a story can facilitate self-disclosure responses, as well as to examine the …
Exploring Subjective Realism
Media research has conceptualised realism of media and technology in many different ways e.g., visual fidelity, presence, narrative consistency. We build on a dual process model of subjective realism, categorising evaluative realism (comparison of stimulus to real life) and felt realism (illusion of felt non-mediation). This study explored subjective realism using a 2 × 2 design (N = 103) with two between-groups variables [perceptual cue (presenc…
A head taller
Executive functions emerge gradually in early childhood and are predictive of a range of developmental outcomes. Pretend play, a type of play that is imaginative and creative, has been posited to benefit children’s early development of executive functions. Yet, previous studies on the relation between pretend play and executive functions have not consistently evidenced a clear connection. This study aimed to quantitatively assess the relation bet…
Attention, memory, and narrative interpretation of Michel Gondry’s The Green Hornet
Historically 3D effect in film has been used as a relatively superficial aesthetic attraction. Here we consider and test the idea that 3D can be used to guide viewer attention and narrative interpretation in film. The current study used self-report measures in conjunction with eye-tracking technology to record attention, memory and narrative interpretation of 32 participants (25 female). Eye-gaze behaviour was recorded while half of the participa…
Psychology (7 works) · Cognitive psychology (5 works) · Media Influence and Health (5 works) · Art (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Aesthetics (3 works) · Narrative (3 works) · Cognition (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works)