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Have you ever left the theater after watching a Batman or Superman movie feeling like you wanted to be a better person?

If so, you're not alone. Research finds that superheroes may be more than just entertaining.

They can also influence people to do good deeds.

So there has been research that's looked at the motivational function of heroes.

And we were thinking that they're supposed to help set guidelines or

be exemplars for moral or virtuous behaviors that people should emulate. Daryl von Togran, an associate

professor of psychology at Hope College in Michigan. To see if superheroes could inspire people to be more altruistic or

act pro-socialally, the researchers asked participants to enter a room with either a Superman

poster or a poster of a bicycle on the wall. The volunteers were then asked to describe the items in

the room and then fill out a questionnaire. And really what we wanted them to think was that was the end of the study.

But it wasn't.

They handed in their survey and the research assistant, you know, the experimenter said,

great, thank you for your time.

You know, this only took 10 minutes, but you did sign up for a 30 minute time slot.

So you've got 20 additional minutes.

We're pilot testing this new study that's in development. So you wouldn't be getting any credit,

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