Scientists claim that a person can become more empathetic by reading fiction stories. Raymond Mar, a psychologist at York University in Canada, discussed how exposure to narrative fiction may improve our ability to understand what other people are thinking or feeling in his session at the American Psychological Association's 122nd Annual Convention. Mar explained that understanding stories was similar to the way people understand the real world, and ...Wednesday 13 August 2014
'Empathy' can Increase in People With Fiction Stories
Scientists claim that a person can become more empathetic by reading fiction stories. Raymond Mar, a psychologist at York University in Canada, discussed how exposure to narrative fiction may improve our ability to understand what other people are thinking or feeling in his session at the American Psychological Association's 122nd Annual Convention. Mar explained that understanding stories was similar to the way people understand the real world, and ...
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