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Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains
Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains

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3 Am I like a villain?

Voldermort from Harry Potter.

The idea of self-expansion sounds like a positive thing, but you might already be wondering about what you heard from Lin Anderson, Craig Robertson and Ian Rankin in the videos earlier. What might the effects be of self-expansion if the character involved is not a pro-social role model, but instead is a villain? Might reading about villainous characters actually be bad for us?