The Power of the Picture: How Narrative Film Captures Attention and Disrupts Goal Pursuit.

Narrative transportation is described as a state of detachment that arises when one becomes immersed in the narrative of a story. Participants viewed either an intact version of an engaging 20 min film, "Bang You're Dead!," (1961) by Alfred Hitchcock (contiguous condition), or a versi...

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Main Authors: Anna-Lisa Cohen, Elliot Shavalian, Moshe Rube
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4675523?pdf=render