crossing the border into the moral domain changes moral thinking in two ways:(1) the facts
at hand become “anthropocentric” facts not easily open to revision, and (2) moral reasoning …

Transportation was proposed as a mechanism whereby narratives can affect beliefs.
Defined as absorption into a story, transportation entails imagery, affect, and attentional …

The impact of entertainment—education messages on beliefs, attitudes, and behavior is
typically explained in terms of social cognitive theory principles. However, important …

" Transportation into a narrative world"(Green & Brock, 2000, 2002) has been identified as a
mechanism of narrative impact. A transported individual is cognitively and emotionally …

This article offers a theoretical framework to explain circumstances under which perceptions
of “unrealness” affect engagement in narratives and subsequent perceived realism …

Traditionally, trust has been seen as a result of personal knowledge of an individual's past
behavior. In this view, trust develops gradually over time based on an individual's cognitive …

Can the media reduce intergroup prejudice and conflict? Despite the high stakes of this
question, understanding of the mass media's role in shaping prejudiced beliefs, norms, and …

The research agenda for this article is to examine how individuals process information
presented through virtual interaction with a product (object interactivity) and the impact that …

Narratives can be an effective means of communicating cancer‐related information.
Transportation into narrative worlds, or immersion into a story, is a primary mechanism of …

We are surrounded by sources of information of dubious reliability, and very many people
consume information from these sources. This paper examines the impacts on our beliefs of …