Narrative Type Effect on Transportation and Empathy
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Author(s)
Basheer, Daniel
Date Issued
March 30, 2020
Abstract
Previous research on narrative type show that fiction is more efficient in transporting readers and impacting their empathy. Most of these studies examine the differences in narratives types between fiction and nonfiction, which does not include creative nonfiction. Creative nonfiction can be as imaginative and emotion-provoking as fiction and it is based on true events. This study hypothesized that there will be no difference in the level of transportation and empathy between fiction and creative nonfiction. To investigate the hypothesis, this study conducted a study of 33 participants. Each participant was randomly assigned to one of three narrative conditions: fiction, creative nonfiction, and standard nonfiction. This study found no significant results to support the hypothesis, but it did find a correlation between transportation and empathy. This study hopes to pave a pathway for future studies to consider other works of narrative and their effects on transportation and empathy.
Major
Neuroscience
First Reader(s)
Knupsky, Aimee C.
Other Reader(s)
Conklin, Sarah M.
Department
Neuroscience
Psychology
Type of Publication
Senior Project Paper
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