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Latest papers
Authentic Gettier cases: a reply to Starmans and Friedman.
Cognition · 2013
Latest funding
- $124,843
Learning Social Content from Stories
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
- $138,404
Don't stop me if you've heard this one: basic and applied research on familiar humour
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
- $74,747
Reading, verbal ability, and capacity for abstract thought
SSHRC · 2012 · Principal investigator
1 publications.
Authentic Gettier cases: a reply to Starmans and Friedman.
Nagel J, Mar R, San Juan V
Learning Social Content from Stories
Principal investigators: Mar, Raymond A.
Don't stop me if you've heard this one: basic and applied research on familiar humour
Principal investigators: Mar, Raymond A.
Keywords: humour; persuasion; language; media; psychology; education
Reading, verbal ability, and capacity for abstract thought
Principal investigators: Mar, Raymond A.
Keywords: reading; literacy; abstract thought; asbtract reasoning; narrative
The association between reading narrative fiction and social abilities: underlying mechanisms and real-world ramifications
Principal investigators: Mar, Raymond A.
Keywords: narrative; fiction; literature; social ability; theory-of-mind; reading; mental simulation; self projection
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