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I talk back at the TV — warning characters, judging decisions, or narrating outcomes

Talking back at fictional characters is an extension of the social engagement brain running on fictional input. Your mirror neurons and theory of mind systems run simulations of the characters' intentions and generate responses — which sometimes exit through speech. It's the same process that makes you flinch during fight scenes.

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Research on 'transportation' — the degree to which someone becomes immersed in fiction — shows that high transporters are more likely to adopt values and attitudes modelled by fictional characters than low transporters.

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