2023 Undergraduate Research Showcase
Title
Are We Live?
Document Type
Student Presentation
Presentation Date
4-21-2023
Faculty Sponsor
Dr. Anne Hamby
Abstract
Narratives are a prevalent and persuasive form of communication, which are often communicated in real-time (live) or pre-recorded format. Surprisingly, few studies have examined whether pre- recorded as opposed to live settings (i.e., temporal distance) has a significant influential impact on the persuasiveness of the message. The current work examines the effect of temporal distance as well as whether it contains more or less emotional information (i.e., emotional distance) on an audience’s beliefs about story content. We find that live stories are more persuasive, but only when the narrative content is more emotional.
Recommended Citation
Hathorn, Nathan and Hamby, Anne, "Are We Live?" (2023). 2023 Undergraduate Research Showcase. 106.
https://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/under_showcase_2023/106