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Suspense

Suspense is a narrative effect, belonging to the class of dramatic structures, that arises when audience engagement is sustained through uncertainty about the outcome of events, distinguishing it from mere surprise by its reliance on anticipation and temporal tension.

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2017–2026

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Suspense and Surprise

Jeffrey C. Ely, Alexander Frankel, Emir Kamenica · Journal of Political Economy · 2015 · 303 citations

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Development of story liking: Character identification, suspense, and outcome resolution.

Paul E. Jose, William F. Brewer · Developmental Psychology · 1984 · 214 citations · Full text

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Tense future: modernism, total war, encyclopedic form

Choice Reviews Online · 2015 · 214 citations

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The Psychology of Suspense in Dramatic Exposition

D olf Zillmann · 2013 · 197 citations

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Enjoyment of Mediated Fright and Violence: A Meta-Analysis

Cynthia A. Hoffner, Kenneth J. Levine · Media Psychology · 2005 · 193 citations

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Authors

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  1. RJ
    Richard J. Gerrig

    Stony Brook University, United States

    6 publications · 483 citations

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  2. JL
    Jennifer L. Sharp

    Agricultural Research Service, United States

    6 publications · 97 citations

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  3. MA
    Matthew A. Bezdek

    Georgia Institute of Technology, United States

    4 publications · 249 citations

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  4. WF
    William F. Brewer

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

    4 publications · 297 citations

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  5. JB
    Jennings Bryant

    Indiana University, United States

    4 publications · 284 citations

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Institutions

166

  1. Stony Brook University

    Stony Brook, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    461 citations

  2. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    257 citations

  3. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    356 citations

  4. University of Alabama

    Tuscaloosa, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    339 citations

  5. DePaul University

    Chicago, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    170 citations

  6. Agricultural Research Service

    Washington, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    144 citations

  7. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    172 citations

  8. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    111 citations

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  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 12 publications · 522 citations

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  2. Journal of Economic Entomology

    10 publications · 173 citations

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  3. Poetics

    5 publications · 310 citations

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  4. Media Psychology

    MP · 5 publications · 455 citations

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