AS PER THE GUIDELINES OF THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION FAIR USE,
EXPERIENCING PLAYS THROUGH DIFFERENT MEDIUMS
How does the medium in which we encounter a play affect our memory for the language of the play, understanding of the characters, and our emotional response to the play?
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MORALITY OF THE ACTOR
Can we separate what we know about a fictional character portrayed on-stage from what we know about the actor portraying that character?
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DISSOCIATION AND ACTING
When actors take on a character, do they, in a sense, “dissociate” (disconnect) from their actual identity?
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HYPNOTIZABILITY AND ACTING
Is imagining oneself into a role similar to self-hypnosis?
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FICTION AND SOCIAL SKILLS
Does reading fiction improve Theory of Mind?
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