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Comprehension Processes in Touch of Evil: Predictive Inference and Working Memory in Film

EasyChair Preprint 3869

10 pagesDate: July 14, 2020

Abstract

People enjoy the affective response engendered by filmmakers through narrative. In two experiments, we tested the role of film audio and working memory on a predictive inference important for narrative suspense. Participants watched three minutes of Touch of Evil. We manipulated knowledge of a time-bomb when the scene starts. Audio increased the likelihood of generating a bomb related inference (Experiment 1). Participants higher in working memory were more likely to generate bomb inferences (Experiment 2).

Keyphrases: Film Narrative Comprehension, predictive inferences, working memory

BibTeX entry
BibTeX does not have the right entry for preprints. This is a hack for producing the correct reference:
@booklet{EasyChair:3869,
  author    = {John Hutson and Joseph Magliano and Tim Smith and Lester Loschky},
  title     = {Comprehension Processes in Touch of Evil: Predictive Inference and Working Memory in Film},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint 3869},
  year      = {EasyChair, 2020}}
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