Fiction Feels for the World

4. Emotional reading can improve self-growth and social ________
7. This association conducted a scientific study to provide evidence that reading improves social cognition
9. People who realize the emotions they feel are fictional due to the events in a story
11. The _______ of fiction is when imaginary events have a strong emotional impact
12. Readers can use characters as _______ for real people
15. The three main characteristics to the emotional involvement of fiction are the _______, cognitive-evaluative, and motivational
16. This work demonstrates an overlap in the networks of story reading and theory of mind
18. When fiction stories activate neural process that reflect real-world events similar to the story it is called “Immersed Experiencer __________”
19. A study proved that this affected the social cognitive function by 32.1%
21. Mirror neurons work in the same way when we create _____ in real life as they do when we see characters communicate in a story

1. If people believe a _______ situation is realistic then they will have a real emotional response
2. An increase in empathy can shape better ________
3. A book by Sylvia Plath that proves emotions influence the subconscious mind
5. The process of simulating story characters is the same process that people engage during _____-world interactions
6. Nerve cells that react when a person perceives others interacting or experiencing emotions
8. When a person gets too involved in a story their reaction can sometimes be __________
10. The Polomar Professor of English who explained the human condition
13. People who experience emotions from a character and portray them in real life
14. The fiction genre is so important for people’s social and emotional ____________
17. ________ readers often pick up on points the author hints at due to their ability to empathize
20. _________ creates greater connections with the real world