I can't find the article online (it does say it's "upcoming") but here's the press release[1] in the journal. An interesting comment from the authors: "Christe

I can't find the article online (it does say it's "upcoming") but here's the press release[1] in the journal. An interesting comment from the authors: "Christenfeld and Leavitt conclude the paper by saying that perhaps some of our “other intuitions about suspense may be similarly wrong.” “Perhaps,” they write, “birthday presents are better when wrapped in cellophane, and engagement rings are better when not concealed in chocolate mousse.” We might be also well-advised to reconsider surprise parties, Christenfeld said. But I don't know. Maybe they aren't spoilers, per se, but I know some of my favorite books and movies have me going "Oh! How is this going to end?" or "Oh! How are they going to get out of that!" I'd love to know how much was actually spoiled. Was it, as in the ars article does, "Dumbledore dies on page 596", or like a cliff's notes version of the whole story. [1] http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/news/releases/spoiler-alert-stories-are-not-spoiled-byspoilers.html http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/news/releases/...