Determining the markers of a preference for imaginary worlds fiction calls for comparisons across kinds of fiction readers and forms of exploration
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DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x21002065
Abstract: Abstract The authors do not compare readers who prefer imaginary world fiction to readers with other reading preferences, failing to rule out the hypothesis that their findings apply to all readers. The authors also do… read more here.
Keywords: markers preference; determining markers; imaginary worlds; preference imaginary ... See more keywords
Autism and the preference for imaginary worlds
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DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x21002211
Abstract: Abstract Dubourg and Baumard mention a potential role for the human drive to systemise as a factor motivating interest in imaginary worlds. Given that hyperexpression of this trait has been linked with autism (Baron-Cohen, 2002,… read more here.
Keywords: autism; preference imaginary; imaginary worlds; autism preference ... See more keywords