Seeing is Believing? Comparing Negative Affect, Realism and Presence in Visual Versus Written Guardianship Scenarios

van Gelder, Jean-Louis; Martin, Corinna; van Prooijen, Jan-Willem; de Vries, Reinout; Marsman, Marijke; Averdijk, Margit; Reynald, Danielle; Donker, Tara

doi:10.5167/uzh-174966

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van Gelder, J.-L., Martin, C., van Prooijen, J.-W., de Vries, R., Marsman, M., Averdijk, M., Reynald, D., & Donker, T. (2018). Seeing is Believing? Comparing Negative Affect, Realism and Presence in Visual Versus Written Guardianship Scenarios. Deviant Behavior, 39, 461–474. https://doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2017.1407106

Abstract

We compared participant responses on three written guardianship scenarios versus visualized versions of the same scenarios in terms of realism, presence, negative affect elicited by the situation, perceived risk, and the choice to intervene. We find that people who received the visual scenarios report higher presence, but not realism, than those who received the written version. Furthermore, visual scenarios elicited stronger negative affect and resulted in a lower likelihood to intervene. Finally, presence, but not negative affect, m