Both pilot studies had a pre-test post-test structure using two stories with similar difficulty confirmed by Coh-Metrix (Flesch Reading Ease score of 89.94 and 90.55): Lamb for slaughter and Two were left. The pretest instructioned participants to “Please read the story and answer the questions that follow.” After they read the story, they answered a short comprehension test and filled out the Narrative Transportation Questionnaire (NTQ). In the posttest, participant were told to “Please imagine the story very carefully as you read and answer the questions that follow.” Afterward they were presented with the story, a comprehension test, and the NTQ similarly to the control condition. The stories were randomized to prevent any order bias.