Simulational fluency reduces feelings of psychological distance.
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Fluency and Psychological Distance
This paper examines the possibility that fluency – the subjective experience of ease or difficulty associated with cognitive processing – has an impact on the psychological distance of stimuli. Two studies directly examine the relationship between fluency and psychological distance. Five additional studies look at the implications of that relationship.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Experimental Psychology: General
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1939-2222,0096-3445
DOI: 10.1037/xge0000408