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<p>Behavioral Economics and its Relevance to Audience Psychology</p><p>Behavioral economics a field pioneered by figures like Daniel Kahneman and Dan Ariely challenges the traditional economic assumption of purely rational human agents ]. Instead it incorporates psychological insights to explain how irrational motivations cognitive biases and heuristics influence decision-making . Kahneman's Thinking Fast and Slow introduces the concept of two cognitive systems: a slow system for deductive reasoning and a fast system for quick intuitive responses based on evolutionary adaptations&nbsp;</p><p>Audience Psychology and Emotional Responses to Cinema</p><p>The emotional responses audiences experience while watching cinema are a central topic in the philosophy and psychology of art ]. The paradox of fiction first introduced by Colin Radford highlights the tension between having genuine emotional responses to fictional entities and knowing that these entities are not real . This paradox questions how we can feel fear for a fictional monster or sorrow for a character's death when we don't believe they exist&nbsp;</p>