Jessica E. Black, J. Barnes, K. Oatley, D. Tamir, D. Dodell-Feder, Tobias Richter, R. Mar
{"title":"Stories and Their Role in Social Cognition","authors":"Jessica E. Black, J. Barnes, K. Oatley, D. Tamir, D. Dodell-Feder, Tobias Richter, R. Mar","doi":"10.1515/9783110645958-010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110645958-010","url":null,"abstract":"Fiction – when it is listened to, or when it appears in print, film, and video games – introduces people not only to storyworlds, but also to characters, their relationships, and complex social interactions. A growing body of research suggests that people who listen to, read, or watch fiction may learn social skills from stories through various mechanisms, including identifying with and forming parasocial relationships with characters, and simulating the social experiences depicted in the story. This chapter begins by reviewing theories that explain the potential effects of engaging with fiction and the possible mechanisms through which these effects might manifest. We then describe the methods used to investigate the effects of fiction and present a brief overview of both correlational and experimental findings. This overview indicates that there is robust evidence of an association between lifetime exposure to fiction and social cognition, but results from experimental studies have been mixed. Finally, we identify the most important gaps in the current research and propose directions for future research. Despite recent efforts to test the effects of manipulating engagement with fiction on a limited range of social cognitive abilities, many aspects of social cognition have yet to be explored, and there is a clear need for longitudinal intervention studies.","PeriodicalId":428993,"journal":{"name":"Handbook of Empirical Literary Studies","volume":"90 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116726314","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Audience Reception of Tragic Entertainment and the Value of Cathartic Reflection","authors":"G. Khoo","doi":"10.1515/9783110645958-015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110645958-015","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":428993,"journal":{"name":"Handbook of Empirical Literary Studies","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131065085","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Philosophy of Science, Methodology, and Theory Development in Empirical Studies of Literary Experience","authors":"M. Bruhn","doi":"10.1515/9783110645958-019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110645958-019","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":428993,"journal":{"name":"Handbook of Empirical Literary Studies","volume":"75 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134599080","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The History of the Empirical Study of Literature from the Nineteenth to the Twenty-First Century","authors":"M. Salgaro","doi":"10.1515/9783110645958-020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110645958-020","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":428993,"journal":{"name":"Handbook of Empirical Literary Studies","volume":"52 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127614731","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Contextual Meaning-Making in Reading: The Role of Affect","authors":"J. Lüdtke, Johanna K. Kaakinen, Arthur M. Jacobs","doi":"10.1515/9783110645958-003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110645958-003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":428993,"journal":{"name":"Handbook of Empirical Literary Studies","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122409424","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stefan Blohm, Maria Kraxenberger, C. Knoop, Mathias Scharinger
{"title":"Sound Shape and Sound Effects of Literary Texts","authors":"Stefan Blohm, Maria Kraxenberger, C. Knoop, Mathias Scharinger","doi":"10.1515/9783110645958-002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110645958-002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":428993,"journal":{"name":"Handbook of Empirical Literary Studies","volume":"89 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133809313","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Appel, D. Hanauer, H. Hoeken, Kobie van Krieken, T. Richter, J. Sanders
{"title":"The Psychological and Social Effects of Literariness: Formal Features and Paratextual Information","authors":"M. Appel, D. Hanauer, H. Hoeken, Kobie van Krieken, T. Richter, J. Sanders","doi":"10.1515/9783110645958-008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110645958-008","url":null,"abstract":": This chapter explores the effects of literariness on readers ’ psychological and social understandings within and beyond literary texts. Literariness is introduced as (a) a function of specific textual features that create linguistic fore-grounding and (b) the positioning of a text as literary through para-textual signi-fiers (such as non-fiction and fiction labelling). After a brief review of the history of research on literariness, we discuss empirical studies of the role of paratext (such as non-fiction and fiction labelling) in the processing of texts and connect this research to the concepts of identification and perspective taking. We introduce research on readers ’ responses to the formal features of narrative and high-light the role of literary techniques in the non-literary context of journalism.","PeriodicalId":428993,"journal":{"name":"Handbook of Empirical Literary Studies","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130408493","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}