1st Edition

Emotions in Reading, Learning, and Communication

Edited By Catherine Bohn-Gettler, Johanna Kaakinen Copyright 2025
150 Pages
by Routledge

150 Pages
by Routledge

150 Pages
by Routledge

This book brings together experts engaging in empirical studies on how emotion influences learning and processing for varying text types in different contexts. In our current era, learners are confronted with many and varying sources of information, such as news media, books, websites, social media, scientific articles, communicative interactions, and more. In addition, individuals must learn... Read more

Introduction: Emotions in Reading, Learning, and Communication

Catherine M. Bohn-Gettler and Johanna K. Kaakinen

 

1. Here’s Hoping It’s not Just Text Structure: The Role of Emotions in Knowledge Revision and the Backfire Effect

Neil G. Jacobson, Ian Thacker, and Gale M. Sinatra

 

2. The Roles of Identity Conflict, Emotion, and Threat in Learning from Refutation Texts on Vaccination and Immigration

Gregory J. Trevors

 

3. Effects of Emotions, Topic Beliefs, and Task Instructions on the Processing and Memory for a Dual-Position Text

Catherine M. Bohn-Gettler and Matthew T. McCrudden

 

4. Emotional Responses to Seductive Scientific Texts During Online and Offline Reading Tasks

Michael C. Mensink

 

5. Emotions and the Comprehension of Single versus Multiple Texts during Game-based Learning

Daryn A. Dever, Megan D. Wiedbusch, Elizabeth B. Cloude, James Lester, and Roger Azevedo

 

6. Emotions in Reading and Learning from Texts: Progress and Open Problems

Reinhard Pekrun

 

7. Commentary on the Special Issue on Emotions in Reading, Learning, and Communication: A Big Step Forward, More Giant Leaps to Come

Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia

Biography

Catherine Bohn-Gettler is Professor of Educational Psychology at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University, and studies emotion and reading. She studies interdisciplinary connections between cognition, emotion, and instructional contexts to improve student learning and holistic development. Kate has achieved national and international distinction in the field of cognitive psychology, with more than 30 original research publications. She is co-Editor-in-Chief for Discourse Processes, together with Johanna K. Kaakinen.

Johanna K. Kaakinen is Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Turku, and studies cognitive processes underlying text comprehension. Her areas of expertise include cognitive psychology, reading comprehension and eye movements. She is co-Editor-in-Chief for Discourse Processes, together with Catherine Bohn-Gettler.