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Fictionality and Perceived Realism in Experiencing Stories: A Model of Narrative Comprehension and Engagement

Abstract
This article offers a theoretical framework to explain circumstances under which perceptions of "unrealness" affect engagement in narratives and subsequent perceived realism judgments. A mental models approach to narrative processing forms the foundation of a model that integrates narrative comprehension and phenomenological experiences such as transportation and identification. Three types of unr...
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Keywords
Narrative
Comprehension
Realism
Psychology
Aesthetics
Epistemology
Art
Linguistics
Literature
Philosophy


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Fictionality and Perceived Realism in Experiencing Stories: A Model of Narrative Comprehension and Engagement
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Fictionality and Perceived Realism in Experiencing Stories: A Model of Narrative Comprehension and Engagement

Abstract
This article offers a theoretical framework to explain circumstances under which perceptions of "unrealness" affect engagement in narratives and subsequent perceived realism judgments. A mental models approach to narrative processing forms the foundation of a model that integrates narrative comprehension and phenomenological experiences such as transportation and identification. Three types of unr...
View PDF
Keywords
Narrative
Comprehension
Realism
Psychology
Aesthetics
Epistemology
Art
Linguistics
Literature
Philosophy


pdf file