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Socioecology and fiction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2022

Nicholas Buttrick Open the ORCID record for Nicholas Buttrick [Opens in a new window]  and
Shigehiro Oishi
Nicholas Buttrick
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School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA buttrick@princeton.edu www.nickbuttrick.com
Shigehiro Oishi
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Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA; soishi@virginia.edu; https://psychology.as.virginia.edu/oishi
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Abstract

We argue that the generation and enjoyment of imaginary worlds do not necessarily rely on an evolved preference for exploration. Rather, we suggest that culture is shaped by socioecological facts on the ground, and we hypothesize about the role of residential mobility, specifically, as an important factor in the popularity of imagined spaces.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 45 , 2022 , e280
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