"Psychologists Melanie Green and Tim Brock, in their Transportation Imagery Model (2013), suggest that we are 'transported' by stories. We suspend vigilance to inaccuracies, reason, time, and place. Narrative Persuasion occurs to the extent that the evoked images are activated by psychological transportation to a state in which a reader becomes absorbed in the narrative world - for a time, leaving the real world behind."
"The more absorbed readers are in a story, the more the story changes them. They propose that when we are highly absorbed in the story, we barely detect 'the false notes' or inaccuracies. It is not a matter of ignoring the false notes; we don't even see them."
"Whether it is the story you are reading to your child or the movie you are watching with hundreds of others in a theater, the experience of laughing, screaming or crying together connects us to others."
Fiction plays a crucial role in our lives, providing emotional connection and learning opportunities. As children and adults, we seek out stories, often sacrificing sleep to engage with them. Psychologists Melanie Green and Tim Brock's Transportation Imagery Model explains how we become absorbed in narratives, leading to emotional and neurophysiological changes. This absorption alters our information processing, making us less aware of inaccuracies. Fiction also fosters connections, whether through shared experiences or individual engagement, enhancing our understanding of ourselves and others.
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