Original paper

Evil geniuses: inferences derived from evidence and preferences

Volume: 39, Issue: 6, Pages: 1103 - 1116
Published: Mar 22, 2011
Abstract
Readers rely on descriptions of characters to generate expectations for future story events. However, readers also have preferences for how they want those events to unfold. Often, what texts imply about how characters will behave and what readers want characters to do converge on similar story events and narrative descriptions. But what are the processing consequences when expectations and preferences suggest competing possibilities? In three...
Paper Details
Title
Evil geniuses: inferences derived from evidence and preferences
Published Date
Mar 22, 2011
Volume
39
Issue
6
Pages
1103 - 1116
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