%0 Journal Article %1 mar2008effects %A Mar, Raymond %A Djikic, Maja %A Oatley, Keith %D 2008 %I John Benjamins Publishing Co %J Directions in Empirical Literary Studies: In Honor of Willie Van Peer %K cognition identity neuropsychology neuroscience reading social theoryofmind %P 119-127 %T Effects of reading on knowledge, social abilities, and selfhood %U http://www.yorku.ca/mar/Mar%20et%20al%202008_van%20Peer%20Chapter_uncorrected%20proof.pdf %X Reading exhibits a principle of expertise: the more one does it the more skilled one is likely to become both in the activity and in content knowledge. Our experiences with text lead to the acquisition of both vocabulary and general knowledge. Research from our group examines how reading can have other outcomes. With a starting point of fiction as an entryway into simulations of social interactions, we review empirical studies of how the reading of fiction can improve empathy and other social abilities, and prompt changes in personality.

@article{mar2008effects, abstract = {Reading exhibits a principle of expertise: the more one does it the more skilled one is likely to become both in the activity and in content knowledge. Our experiences with text lead to the acquisition of both vocabulary and general knowledge. Research from our group examines how reading can have other outcomes. With a starting point of fiction as an entryway into simulations of social interactions, we review empirical studies of how the reading of fiction can improve empathy and other social abilities, and prompt changes in personality.}, added-at = {2009-12-03T15:56:06.000+0100}, author = {Mar, Raymond and Djikic, Maja and Oatley, Keith}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/271f51f732418ebb8f5509f92aef91e23/yish}, interhash = {2af242f3a613c507da294a95151153e6}, intrahash = {71f51f732418ebb8f5509f92aef91e23}, journal = {Directions in Empirical Literary Studies: In Honor of Willie Van Peer}, keywords = {cognition identity neuropsychology neuroscience reading social theoryofmind}, pages = {119-127}, publisher = {John Benjamins Publishing Co}, timestamp = {2009-12-03T15:56:06.000+0100}, title = {Effects of reading on knowledge, social abilities, and selfhood}, url = {http://www.yorku.ca/mar/Mar%20et%20al%202008_van%20Peer%20Chapter_uncorrected%20proof.pdf}, year = 2008 }