Transportation into a story increases empathy, prosocial behavior, and perceptual bias toward fearful expressions

► The influence of reading fiction on empathy, perception, and behavior is examined. ► Reading fiction increased state empathy while controlling for trait empathy. ► Reading fiction increased prosocial behavior and perceptual bias toward fearful expressions. Theorists from diverse disciplines purpor...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Personality and individual differences 2012, Vol.52 (2), p.150-155
1. Verfasser:	Johnson, Dan R.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Academic disciplines Affectivity. Emotion Bias Biological and medical sciences Emotional perception Empathy Fiction Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Narrative fiction Narratives Personality. Affectivity Prosocial behavior Prosocial behaviour Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology
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