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Evolution and its shaping of our minds are in part responsible for our interest in the media, especially its fictional content. This statement does not mean that everything in the media and fictional plots can be explained on a biological basis. The two other important ingredients are of course the socialization of the individual and the culture it takes place in. The three factors interact.
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Uhl, M. (2011). Our Appetite for Information: Invented Environment, Non-Transparent Mind, and Evolved Preferences. In: Frey, U.J., Störmer, C., Willführ, K.P. (eds) Essential Building Blocks of Human Nature. The Frontiers Collection. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13968-0_7
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