ABSTRACT

Several factors have been found to influence whether events in memory are experienced from a first- or third-person visual perspective. However, the factual/fictional dimension has been little addressed. In the present study, we investigated visual perspective and related memory characteristics of factual and fictional stories as imagined and remembered. Taking the visual perspective of a protagonist in a story was considered a first-person perspective, while other vantage points were considered a third-person perspective. Participants (N = 153) read four short stories in English labelled fact or fiction. Results show that fact and fiction are similar concerning first/third-person visual perspective and memory characteristics. Differences in third-person vantage points between fact and fiction indicate that readers of fact are more visually aligned with the protagonist in the story. Trends were found regarding how fictionality interacts with narrative perspective and emotional valence of the stories to produce differences in clarity and fantasy empathy.

摘要

已经发现有几个因素会影响记忆中​​的事件是从第一人称还是第三人称视觉角度体验的。然而，事实/虚构的维度几乎没有得到解决。在本研究中，我们调查了想象和记忆的事实和虚构故事的视觉视角和相关记忆特征。在故事中以主角的视觉视角被认为是第一人称视角，而其他有利位置被认为是第三人称视角。参与者（N= 153) 阅读四篇带有事实或虚构标签的英文短篇小说。结果表明，在第一/第三人称视觉视角和记忆特征方面，事实和虚构是相似的。事实与虚构之间第三人称视角的差异表明，事实的读者在视觉上与故事中的主角更加一致。发现了关于虚构性如何与故事的叙事视角和情感效价相互作用以产生清晰度和幻想同理心的差异的趋势。