Self-Reflecting Or Role Taking

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It has been shown that individuals connect on a cognitive and emotional basis with a fictional character because they are mentally transporting themselves. This could be defined as identifying with the character. The premise of this study was meant to identify if we are self-reflecting or role taking during this transportation process. A priming test followed by a survey consisting of some questions pertaining to the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) was conducted to test whether individuals self-reflect or practice role taking while identifying with a character.
Individuals experience a mental transportation that takes place after the character has developed. Researchers agree that the development of the character draws us to empathize

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