Imagining possible worlds
The reading of fiction has been found to confer benefits, including increased empathy and understanding of others. Among ongoing research questions are those of how people engage in imagined worlds while keeping in touch with the currently perceived world, as well as how far stories were important i...
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American Psychological Association
2018
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| author | Oatley, K Dunbar, R Budelmann, F |
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| description | The reading of fiction has been found to confer benefits, including increased empathy and understanding of others. Among ongoing research questions are those of how people engage in imagined worlds while keeping in touch with the currently perceived world, as well as how far stories were important in human evolution and how the brain is involved understanding them. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:b5c0fb63-cd8b-49d6-b056-b3bb591e0eac2022-03-27T04:36:01ZImagining possible worldsJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:b5c0fb63-cd8b-49d6-b056-b3bb591e0eacEnglishSymplectic Elements at OxfordAmerican Psychological Association2018Oatley, KDunbar, RBudelmann, FThe reading of fiction has been found to confer benefits, including increased empathy and understanding of others. Among ongoing research questions are those of how people engage in imagined worlds while keeping in touch with the currently perceived world, as well as how far stories were important in human evolution and how the brain is involved understanding them. |
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