How images and narratives influence affective response, risk perception, and policy support

• In Event: Uncovering Policy Stories: Narrative Dynamics & the Narrative Policy Framework

Brief Overview

This experiment tests (i) the effect of different narrative constructions and (ii) the effect of images attached to these experimental conditions on participants’ affective response, risk perception, and support for policy interventions.

Authors

• Sara Guenther, Montana State University

• Elizabeth A. Shanahan, Montana State University