Engagement in video and audio narratives: contrasting self-report and physiological measures.

ABSTRACT: Stories play a fundamental role in human culture. They provide a mechanism for sharing cultural identity, imparting knowledge, revealing beliefs, reinforcing social bonds and providing entertainment that is central to all human societies. Here we investigated the extent to which the delivery medium of a story (audio or visual) affected self-reported and physiologically measured engagement with the narrative. Although participants self-reported greater involvement for watching video relative to listening to auditory scenes, stronger physiological responses were recorded for auditory stories. Sensors placed at their wrists showed higher and more variable heart rates, greater electrodermal activity, and even higher body temperatures. We interpret these findings as evidence that the stories we

SUBMITTER: Richardson DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7347852 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature