The Relationship Between Empathy and Reading Fiction: Separate Roles for Cognitive and Affective Components
By: John Stansfield and Louise Bunce
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jeps.ca | Journal eISSN: 2222-6931
Language: English
Page range: 9 - 18
Published on: Jul 14, 2014
Published by: Ubiquity Press
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© 2014 John Stansfield, Louise Bunce, published by Ubiquity Press
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