Thank you very much, Barbara, for this comment, an...

2010-02-14T10:29:47.294-05:00

Thank you very much, Barbara, for this comment, and for this reference. I have looked it up, and it's very interesting. It's good to know this link between mental models and imaginative fiction has been made by Busselle and Bilandzic. Much appreciated.

You wrote that imagination is necessary for creati...

2010-02-13T06:49:56.189-05:00

You wrote that imagination is necessary for creating mental models (Bryne, 2005) and for understanding fiction. Similarly Busselle and Bilandzic (2008) state that for reading comprehension and engagement readers have to form mental models of the story. Interesting link!

Busselle, R. & Bilandzic, H. (2008). Fictionality and perceived realism in experiencing stories: A model of narrative comprehension and engagement. Communication Theory, 18, 255-280.

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