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The experiment examined the effects of discourse force (whether the function of a passage is to entertain, provide literary-aesthetic pleasure, instruct, or inform) on memory and comprehension for information from fables, folktales, and parables. Discourse force was manipulated while the passage content was held constant. Results showed that discourse force affected some evaluative judgments about a passage but had no effects on memory.
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This research was supported by a grant from the Kansas State University Bureau of General Research to the second author.
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Dubitsky, T.M., Harris, R.J., Sanders, L.K. et al. The effects of discourse force on the comprehension of fables, parables, and folktales. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 19, 127–130 (1982). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03330208
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