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Abstract Human engagement with imaginary worlds pervades history (e.g., Paleolithic cave paintings) and development (e.g., 18-month-olds pretend). In providing a safe environment, separate from the real world, fiction offers the… Click to show full abstract
Abstract Human engagement with imaginary worlds pervades history (e.g., Paleolithic cave paintings) and development (e.g., 18-month-olds pretend). In providing a safe environment, separate from the real world, fiction offers the opportunity for simulated exploration regardless of external circumstances. Thus, engagement with imaginary worlds in fiction may afford individuals opportunities to reap benefits and transfer these benefits back to the real world.
Keywords:
world;
brave new;
world imaginative;
new world;
fictions offer;
imaginative fictions
Journal Title: Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Year Published: 2022
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Journal Title: Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Year Published: 2022
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