The aim of this research was to investigate the extent to which psychological factors interfere with conscious rational problem-solving in constructing a cinematic narrative’s causal connections during film viewing. Talk-aloud protocol was used to record subjects’ verbal reactions during watching films. Viewers’ texts were analyzed to determine the type and the quantity of causal inferences. This enabled us to determine which parts of the narratives provoked high matching of causal inferences. The results demonstrate recurring correlation between causal thinking and the personality trait openness to experience. In the second study, classical and nonclassical types of narrative were compared in terms of provoking causal inferences. The results demonstrate that classical narrative provokes significantly more causal inferences than nonclassical narrative, and that classical and nonclassical narratives rely equally on personality traits in causal construction.

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电影观看中的因果理解：叙事结构和人格特质的影响

这项研究的目的是调查在电影观看过程中建构电影叙事的因果关系时，心理因素干扰有意识的理性问题解决的程度。说话协议被用来记录对象在观看电影时的口头反应。分析了观众的文字，以确定因果推理的类型和数量。这使我们能够确定叙述的哪些部分引起了因果推理的高度匹配。结果表明因果思维与人格特质的开放性之间反复存在关联。在第二项研究中，从引起因果推理的角度比较了古典和非古典叙事类型。