NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to media psychologist Pamela Rutledge about how our brains are responding to the pandemic and driving our TV viewing choices. Hint: We're craving predictability.
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During COVID isolation and stress, we crave social connection and comfort. What better than visiting old "friends" in our favorite sit-coms? We get the neuro benefits of familiar plots, happy endings and characters we care about. It's the next best thing to being there. #mediapsychology