Help with research into memory of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

[Mariya]

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

Hi everyone,

I'm a part of a team of researchers who study how we remember the stories that we read. We're currently looking for readers of the Murder of Roger Ackroyd. If you're interested in helping with a short 15min survey, please read below. Thanks for your time either way!



How do we remember the stories that we read? How do we use memory as we follow the actions of a story's protagonists and discover the storyline?

We - a team of memory researchers at Princeton University - are exploring how memory works. Memory we use in real life, not memory that is measured in a lab.

We are looking for readers of the book "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" who can tell us what they remember.

We have developed a short survey (~15min) to assess what readers remember. We invite those of you who have finished reading the book to participate in this survey.

Your participation will help provide the first glimpse of memory of such long narratives and may fuel much progress in studying memory processes in everyday settings. We value your participation and will offer the opportunity to enter a lottery for a $25 Barnes & Noble Gift Card upon completion of the survey, contingent on correct responses to a few basic questions about the book plot.

Who is eligible?
Readers of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd book who have finished reading the entire book within the last month, and who have not taken this survey before. Must also be 18 or older and currently reside in the United States.

What will I do?
You will be asked to recall events from the book and to answer 10 multiple choice questions about the order of events in the book. The estimated time for the full survey is 15 minutes.

Want to know more?
The project is being conducted by Drs. Mariya Toneva, Uri Hasson, and Ken Norman at the Princeton Neuroscience Institute. Feel free to reach out at mt6949@princeton.edu.

To begin the survey, please follow the link below.

https://princetonsurvey.az1.qualtrics...

We thank you for your time and participation.