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Peer reviewedJose, Paul E.; Brewer, William F. – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1990
Uses the structural-affect theory of stories to predict that primary school children prefer narratives that involve suspense to those that fail to stimulate a pleasant affective response. Finds that suspense stories are liked better than mundane scripts or scripts with nonintegrated exciting events. (RS)
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Emotional Response, Literary Genres, Primary Education
