Spoilers affect the enjoyment of television episodes but not short stories
Daniel and Katz, Psychological Reports 122(5), 2019 (online August 2018), 1794-1807. Experiment 1 alerted participants to the presence of a plot spoiler for short stories; Experiment 2 extended the method to full-length television episodes. Results differed from earlier positive spoiler effects: under certain circumstances spoilers had a negative effect on enjoyment for television but not for short stories. The abstract notes other work suggesting individual differences such as need for cognition may drive effects. Reading depth: abstract only.
Daniel and Katz, Psychological Reports 122(5), 2019 (online August 2018), 1794-1807. Experiment 1 alerted participants to the presence of a plot spoiler for short stories; Experiment 2 extended the method to full-length television episodes. Results differed from earlier positive spoiler effects: under certain circumstances spoilers had a negative effect on enjoyment for television but not for short stories. The abstract notes other work suggesting individual differences such as need for cognition may drive effects. Reading depth: abstract only.
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Daniel, T. A., & Katz, J. S. (2019). Spoilers affect the enjoyment of television episodes but not short stories. Psychological Reports, 122(5), 1794-1807. doi:10.1177/0033294118793971 https://doi.org/10.1177/0033294118793971