Does Reading Fiction Make You a Better Person?

What is the link between reading fiction and empathy?

• Reading fiction can improve empathy
• Reading fiction can decrease empathy
• Reading fiction has no effect on empathy
• Reading fiction can only improve empathy in children

What is the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test?

• A test that measures the ability to interpret the mental states of others
• A test that measures the ability to remember details from a story
• A test that measures the ability to imagine scenes while reading
• A test that measures the ability to recognize author names

What is the phenomenon of 'mentalizing'?

• The ability to imagine scenes while reading
• The ability to recognize author names
• The ability to remember details from a story
• The ability to interpret the mental states of others

What is the name of the test that measures empathy?

• The Interpersonal Reactivity Index
• The Social Acumen Test
• The Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test
• The Author Recognition Test

What is the stereotype of a bookworm according to Keith Oatley?

• A nebbish and unfashionable individual who wears spectacles
• A social butterfly who prefers print over peers
• A fashionable individual who wears spectacles
• A reclusive individual who never leaves the house

What is theory of mind?

• The ability to remember facts
• The ability to read quickly
• The ability to imagine what might be going on in someone else's head
• The ability to solve complex problems

What type of story tends to enhance theory of mind?

• Literary fiction
• Nonfiction
• Romance
• Sci-fi

What does Oatley compare reading to?

• Being in a plane
• Being in a car
• Being in a boat
• Being in a flight simulator

What does Oatley believe reading allows us to do?

• See ourselves in someone else
• See ourselves in a movie
• See ourselves in a book
• See ourselves in a painting

What is the purpose of storytelling according to Oatley?

• To give us insight into one another's minds
• To make us more competitive
• To make us smarter
• To entertain us