Do Readers Remember What Story Characters Remember
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11272978 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kenneth J Houghton (Binghamton University), Celia M Klin (0000-0002-4061-0749, Binghamton University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-16 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Discourse Processes (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0163-853X • E-ISSN: 1532-6950 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0163853x.2019.1571782 |
| OpenAlex | W2920999288 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 58 |
The current study examined whether readers encode the thoughts of story characters. Participants read narratives in which characters were described as either needing or not needing to remember a list of words. Across several experiments readers recalled more words in a free recall task when the story character was described as making an effort to remember the same words. This occurred during both self-paced reading and when reading time was fixed. Much like readers encode, and perhaps simulate, other aspects of a story character’s experience, such as their physical movements, speaking and reading speed, and tactile experiences, we demonstrate that the readers’ mental representation is influenced by a story character’s cognitive processes. Readers remember what story characters remember
Character (mathematics · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Linguistics · Mental representation · Narrative · Politics · Reading (process · Recall · Representation (politics · Task (project management · Child and Animal Learning Development · Computer Science · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Media Influence and Health · Psychology
Experiencing Narrative Worlds
Identification as a Mechanism of Narrative Persuasion
Grounding language in action
Seeing, acting, understanding
Social Embodiment
Embodied Language
Exploring the link between reading fiction and empathy
Fiction
Perceptions of perceptual symbols
When You and I Share Perspectives
Comprehension strategies in the development of a mental model.
G*Power 3
Perceptual symbol systems
Situating Abstract Concepts
Processing the Outcomes of Characters’ Actions
Network representations of causal relations in memory for narrative texts
Readers’ Responses When Characters Act on Completed Goals
The Mental Representation of Narrative Texts as Networks
Evaluating whether stories can promote social cognition
Goal Plans of Action and Inferences During Comprehension of Narratives
Ambiguous Perspective in Narrative Discourse
Grounded Cognition
Evoking and Measuring Identification with Narrative Characters - A Linguistic Cues Framework
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |