He has shown how readers put aside ordinary knowledge and values while they read , treating , for example , criminals as heroes .
Richard Gerrig in the U.S. has experimented with the reader 's state of mind during and after a literary experience .
Richard Gerrig has shown how readers put aside ordinary knowledge and values while they read , treating , for example , criminals as heroes .
Richard Gerrig in the U.S. has experimented with the reader 's state of mind during and after a literary experience .