TY - JOUR
T1 - THE REPRESENTATION OF FICTIONAL INFORMATION
AU - Gerrig, Richard J.
AU - Prentice, Deborah A.
PY - 1991/9
Y1 - 1991/9
N2 - Abstract Much of the information we encounter every day appears in settings that are clearly marked ax fictional (e.g., novels, television, movies). Our studies explore the extent to which information acquired through these fictional worlds is incorporated into real‐world knowledge. We used short stories to introduce fictional facts. The first experiment demonstrated that fictional information penetrates into judgments about beliefs, suggesting incorporation. The second experiment demonstrated, nonetheless, that representations of fictional information retain features of compartmentalization. We suggest, accordingly‐, that readers create hybrid representations of fictional information.
AB - Abstract Much of the information we encounter every day appears in settings that are clearly marked ax fictional (e.g., novels, television, movies). Our studies explore the extent to which information acquired through these fictional worlds is incorporated into real‐world knowledge. We used short stories to introduce fictional facts. The first experiment demonstrated that fictional information penetrates into judgments about beliefs, suggesting incorporation. The second experiment demonstrated, nonetheless, that representations of fictional information retain features of compartmentalization. We suggest, accordingly‐, that readers create hybrid representations of fictional information.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1467-9280.1991.tb00162.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1467-9280.1991.tb00162.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84995066577
SN - 0956-7976
VL - 2
SP - 336
EP - 340
JO - Psychological Science
JF - Psychological Science
IS - 5
ER -