# Prof. Tom Meyvis's research on emotional reactions to fictional stories is featured

1 Faculty News August 28, 2014 ![](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_045770.jpg?itok=w8U0CeBN)>

Excerpt from [Bustle](http://www.bustle.com/articles/37650-should-nonfiction-writers-look-to-novels-to-make-their-work-more-emotional) -- "Readers may be too immersed in a tragic story to consider its fictional nature … As a result, consumers’ emotional reactions to these experiences may be just as strong as their reactions to experiences that involve more proximal events (such as real-life stories)."

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