Download PDFOpen PDF in browserExamining the Effects of Visual and Verbal Thoughts on Reading OutcomesEasyChair Preprint 615310 pages•Date: July 26, 2021AbstractLittle research has examined the phenomenological experiences of reading. We investigated whether perspective-taking influenced readers’ experiences of visual and verbal thoughts and how they related to comprehension and transportation. Participants (n=147) received perspective-taking or control instructions, then read a narrative while being periodically asked to rate their thought characteristics. There were no main effects of condition. Visual imagery was positively associated with comprehension and transportation; conversely, verbal-thinking was negatively associated with comprehension but not transportation. Keyphrases: Transportation, perspective taking, reading comprehension, verbal-thinking, visual imagery
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