Fig. 2.

Experiment 1 Results: Delayed recall benefit for Coherent Narrative events. a Overall recall of sideplot events: verifiable recalled details are summed for each side-character, and binned and averaged by Coherence (Coherent Narrative, Unrelated Narratives) and Retention Interval (Immediate Recall, Delayed Recall). b Recall of individual sideplot events: similar to a, except recalled details are binned and averaged by Event Number (1, 2) and Coherence, within each Retention Interval group. c Recall of main plots: verifiable recalled details for main plot events are summed for each main protagonist, and then binned and averaged by Retention Interval group. Key: Bars = mean recalled details (+/- standard error of the mean), brackets = significant t-tests: ** = p < 0.01, *** = p < 0.001