Kizspy | Question: 21
(Choose 1 answer)
People often seek to consume sports media. What is the nature of that experience psychologically?
A. Following sports reduces a sense of community and belonging, as individuals don't want to share common
interests and allegiances to teams.
B. The psychological experience of consuming sports media is multifaceted, involving motivations for
watching sports, such as emotional (entertainment, arousal, self-esteem, escape), cognitive (learning,
aesthetic), and social (release, companionship, group affiliation).
C. The successes and failures of a team seldom evoke a range of emotions.
D. Sports media allows individuals to experience a catharsis by living vicariously through the athletes.
