emotional audience pleasures

Question 1

aesthetic pleasure

Answer 1

the appreciation of experiencing something beautiful e.g. the pleasure of listening to music perfectly matched to visual images in a film or video

Question 2

cerebral pleasure

Answer 2

the intellectual satisfaction that may come e.g. solving the problems set by a video game or following a perfectly constructed narrative

Question 3

visceral pleasure

Answer 3

the sort of thing that makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up or makes you want to punch the air etc, representations of revenge/ triumph/ horror/ ‘come uppance’/ violence/ sex

Question 4

voyeuristic pleasure

Answer 4

the satisfaction drawn from spying/ prying or knowing something unknown to others

Question 5

vicarious pleasure

Answer 5

the pleasure enjoyed at second through the experiences of others

Question 6

catharsis

Answer 6

the idea that our own pent up motions can be relieved by experiences like witnessing drama or music