The effect of exposure to fiction on attributional complexity, egocentric bias and accuracy in social perception.

We investigated the effects of long-term exposure to literary and popular fiction on attributional complexity, egocentric bias and accuracy. Results of a pre-registered study showed that exposure to literary fiction is positively associated with scores on the attributional complexity scale. Literary...

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Main Authors: Emanuele Castano, Alison Jane Martingano, Pietro Perconti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233378