Power of Stories Quiz

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What potential do stories have?

  • To increase average reading speed
  • To change how we relate to each other and to change prejudice (correct)
  • To decrease empathy towards characters
  • To decrease the ability to persuade others

What did the research paper about Harry Potter and vampires suggest?

  • Both a and b are correct (correct)
  • Neither a nor b is correct
  • Reading about vampires may cause people to believe that their teeth are slightly longer than other people
  • Reading Harry Potter may make people rate themselves higher in their ability to move something with their mind

What do people feel when they are fully immersed in the world of a story?

  • They feel disconnected and disinterested
  • They start to almost feel as if the things happening in the story are happening to them (correct)
  • They lose interest in the characters and plot
  • They feel like they are observing from a distance

What happens when you read the word 'jump' according to the text?

<p>You activate areas related to jumping in the brain (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is believed to be part of the process of immersing oneself into a story according to the text?

<p>Mirror neurons (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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