Nonfiction vs Fiction (different psychological benefits)

Is fiction a waste of time? No, because fiction and nonfiction have different psychological benefits--fiction is mostly beneficial to social cognition, while nonfiction is more information dense. Comment your thoughts and whether you prefer fiction or nonfiction below! -- Subscribe to this channel for more psychology, mental health, and neuroscience content!    / @senseofmindshow   -- Chapters 00:00 Is fiction a waste of time? 00:49 Defining "fiction" and "nonfiction" 01:08 Summary of benefits (+sources of information) 01:40 Introduction + the goal of this channel 02:16 #1 Nonfiction = more informative 02:48 Caveat: Confirmation Bias + definition 03:20 Caveat: Fiction can also be infomrative 03:44 #2 Fiction = benefits to social cognition 05:00 Fiction increases emoional empathy 05:54 Fiction increases mentalizing ability 06:44 #3 Nonficiton = the world, Fiction = your place in it 07:44 Which should you read more of? 08:11 What do you think? Fiction or nonfiction/ 08:31 Detailed summary 09:21 Other benefits of reading? 10:00 Connnect with Sense of Mind! -- Relevant Articles: 1. Jacobs, A. M., & Willems, R. M. (2018). The fictive brain: neurocognitive correlates of engagement in literature. Review of General Psychology, 22(2), 147-160. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full... 2. Oatley, K. (2016). Fiction: Simulation of social worlds. Trends in cognitive sciences, 20(8), 618-628. -- Share this video with a friend:    • How to Master Negative Emotions (with Inte...   -- Connect with Sense of Mind on social media! Instagram:   / sense.ofmind   Facebook:   / senseofmindshow   Sign up for the newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/d76edf98390b/sense... -- Stock Footage and Music: Changes In Form And Appearance Of A Submerged Material https://www.pexels.com/video/changes-... GamOI Spinning DNA Molecule https://www.pexels.com/video/a-video-... Video by Pressmaster from Pexels woman with crumpled paper and books on desk Video by cottonbro from Pexels https://www.pexels.com/video/woman-cr... kids reading a book Video by Kampus Production from Pexels pexels.com/video/kids-reading-a-book-7965020/ pilots inside a cockpit https://www.pexels.com/video/video-of... pixabay woman searching for a book Video by cottonbro from Pexels https://www.pexels.com/video/a-woman-... MUSIC: Happy Electronic Beat | FLOWERS by Alex-Productions | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx0_... Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx0_... -- This is a conversation! Don't forget to comment any thoughts or questions you have. Thank you for watching!