The effect of spoilers on the enjoyment of short stories
Levine, Betzner and Autry, Discourse Processes 53(7), 2016, 513-531. One experiment closely replicated existing methods with different stories, reading time was measured to examine processing fluency, and spoilers presented after readers were invested were also tested. Spoilers presented before a story reduced enjoyment; mid-story spoilers had no discernible effect; the authors discuss differences from earlier work in terms of spoiler types and methodological factors. Reading depth: abstract only.
Levine, Betzner and Autry, Discourse Processes 53(7), 2016, 513-531. One experiment closely replicated existing methods with different stories, reading time was measured to examine processing fluency, and spoilers presented after readers were invested were also tested. Spoilers presented before a story reduced enjoyment; mid-story spoilers had no discernible effect; the authors discuss differences from earlier work in terms of spoiler types and methodological factors. Reading depth: abstract only.
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Levine, W. H., Betzner, M., & Autry, K. S. (2016). The effect of spoilers on the enjoyment of short stories. Discourse Processes, 53(7), 513-531. doi:10.1080/0163853X.2016.1141350 https://doi.org/10.1080/0163853X.2016.1141350