Suspense: Conceptualizations, Theoretical Analyses, and Empirical Explorations

by Vorderer,Peter; Vorderer,Peter

• ISBN13: 9780805819663
• ISBN10: 0805819665
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1996-04-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Table of Contents

Preface
Suspense and the Influence of Cataphora on Viewers' Expectations	p. 1
Keeping Our Selves in Suspense: The Imagined Gaze and Fictional Constructions of the Self in Alfred Hitchcock and Edgar Allan Poe	p. 19
The Experience of Suspense: Between Fear and Pleasure	p. 37
Narrative Tension in Antonioni	p. 51
The Paradox of Suspense	p. 71
The Resiliency of Suspense	p. 93
The Nature of Narrative Suspense and the Problem of Rereading	p. 107
Cognitive Modeling of Suspense-Inducing Structures in Narrative Films	p. 129
Suspense, Predictive Inference, and Emotion in Film Viewing	p. 149
Suspense and Disorientation: Two Roles of Emotionally Charged Literary Uncertainty	p. 189
The Psychology of Suspense in Dramatic Exposition	p. 199
Toward a Psychological Theory of Suspense	p. 233
The Utility of Various Research Approaches in the Empirical Exploration of Suspenseful Drama	p. 255
On the Methodology of Empirical Research on Suspense	p. 283
The Cognitive Development of Temporal Structures: How Do Children Make Inferences With Temporal Ellipses in Films?	p. 301
Problems of Measuring Suspense	p. 329
Author Index	p. 347
Subject Index	p. 355
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