Realism Judgments and Mental Resources: A Cue Processing Model of Media Narrative Realism

Shapiro, Michael A.; Kim, Hye Kyung

doi:10.1080/15213269.2011.649666

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“…We assume that even if the character trustworthiness (or lack thereof) exists only in the fictional world, it might be relevant with respect to recipients' post expository real‐world beliefs, intentions, and behavior. Previous theory and research on the processing of fictional stories found little evidence for an automatic “mental toggle” that is thrown one way or the other to separate fictional and nonfictional information (e.g., Gerrig, ; Shapiro & Kim, ). We expect that this applies to fictional‐world trustworthiness indicators as well.…”

Section: Green Driving To Reduce Climate Changementioning

confidence: 98%

The Persuasive Influence of a Fictional Character's Trustworthiness

Appel

Mara

2013

J Commun

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The present research examined the role of a fictional character's trustworthiness on narrative persuasion. The authors suggest that trustworthiness indicators within the story, rather than paratextual cues (fact–fiction labeling) affect persuasive outcomes. An experiment on fuel‐efficient driving behavior (green driving) was conducted, with behavioral intentions and self‐reported behavior (3 weeks postexposure) as dependent variables. A story with a trustworthy character who introduced green driving behavior led to stronger intentions to engage in fuel‐efficient driving among car owners than a story with a less trustworthy character who provided the same information or a control story. Low character trustworthiness was particularly detrimental to story‐consistent intentions and behavior for recipients who were not deeply immersed into the story world (low narrative presence).

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Section: Green Driving To Reduce Climate Changementioning

confidence: 98%

The Persuasive Influence of a Fictional Character's Trustworthiness

Appel

Mara

2013

J Commun

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“…In the present approach, we interpret users' sensation of being spatially present as well as their perception of plausibility (or perceived realism) within a psychological dual-system information processing approach (for related ideas, see Hartmann, 2011Hartmann, , 2012Shapiro and Kim, 2012;Krcmar and Eden, 2017). This perspective builds on the psychological notion that reasoning can take place in two distinct brain systems, one system triggering intuitions, another one enabling reflections and deliberation.…”

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The Role of Plausibility in the Experience of Spatial Presence in Virtual Environments

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Hartmann²,

Eden

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Front. virtual real.

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In the present study, we examine the effect of plausibility violations in a virtual environment (VE) on spatial presence. After reviewing research on the association between plausibility and spatial presence, we present a dual-systems approach to understanding the effect of plausibility (or violations thereof) on spatial presence. We conceptualize the feeling of being present in a VE as a lower-order cognitive process. Perceptions of plausibility violations might represent higher-order cognitive processes that could interfere with spatial presence. We present data from an experimental study in which we manipulated the external consistency (i.e., the plausibility) of the VE, cognitive load (to interfere with higher-order cognitive processes), and immersion to examine its effect on spatial presence. Results show that immersion was the most important factor driving the presence experience. We found no difference between low and high plausibility in spatial presence. Subsequent equivalence tests showed that the group exposed to the implausible VE did not feel less present than the group exposed to the plausible VE. We discuss the findings of our studies in light of our theoretical considerations and previous research.

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“…Peripheral processing can reduce attention to and comprehension of a message and, at the same time, it can facilitate attitude change by reducing counterarguing of weak messages. In addition, multitasking may also facilitate attitude change by increasing the extent to which a message is perceived as real (Shapiro & Kim, ) or true (Reeves & Nass, ). For example, perceived realism of a message could increase under high cognitive load (Shapiro & Kim, ).…”

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Media Multitasking Effects on Cognitive vs. Attitudinal Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis

2016

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Despite the recent proliferation of research on media multitasking, a comprehensive meta‐analytic review of its effects has not been available. Based on a review of 49 media multitasking studies, this meta‐analysis showed that multitasking has negative effects on cognitive outcomes, whereas it has positive effects on attitudinal (or persuasion‐related) outcomes. Moderator analyses suggested that the negative effects of multitasking on cognitive outcomes varied by (a) user control, (b) task relevance, and (c) task contiguity. Specifically, multitasking had greater effects (a) when media users had less control over the media, (b) for tasks that were unrelated, and (c) for tasks that were physically distant. Implications for future multitasking research are further discussed.

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Realism Judgments and Mental Resources: A Cue Processing Model of Media Narrative Realism

Cited by 25 publications

References 40 publications

The Persuasive Influence of a Fictional Character's Trustworthiness

The Persuasive Influence of a Fictional Character's Trustworthiness

The Role of Plausibility in the Experience of Spatial Presence in Virtual Environments

Media Multitasking Effects on Cognitive vs. Attitudinal Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis

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