Balancing speed and experience: the cognitive and affective impacts of playback acceleration in digital media consumption.

ABSTRACT: Playback-speed controls are ubiquitous on media platforms, yet their effects on viewers' experience and outcomes are not fully understood. We examined how acceleration influences cognitive engagement, affective experience (satisfaction, discomfort, perceived distortions), speaker perceptions, and behavioral intentions, and whether motivational cues (quiz expectancy) shape these effects. Three preregistered experiments exposed adults to either procedural or conceptual videos at standard or accelerated speeds. Studies 2a-2b additionally manipulated quiz expectancy and included a brief objective quiz. Outcomes were assessed with multi-item self-report scales; Study 2a-2b quiz scores provided objective performance. Analyses used ANOVA with study-specific factors. Across studies, faster playbac

SUBMITTER: Yueh R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12675162 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature