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The call of the final frontier?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2022

Catherine A. Salmon
Affiliation:
Psychology Department, University of Redlands, Redlands, CA 92373, USA catherine_salmon@redlands.edu; rebecca.burch@oswego.edu
Rebecca L. Burch
Affiliation:
Psychology Department, University of Redlands, Redlands, CA 92373, USA catherine_salmon@redlands.edu; rebecca.burch@oswego.edu

Abstract

The target article is focused on locating the popularity of imaginary worlds in our adaptations for exploration. This commentary touches on developmental influences, vicarious enjoyment, the challenging of societal mores, plot, and whether men and women are drawn to the same features in the same ways.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press

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References

Salmon, C., & Burch, R. L. (2020). I'm with you till the end of the line: The romanticization of male bonds. In Carroll, J., Clasen, M., & Jonsson, E. (Eds.), Evolutionary perspectives on imaginative culture (pp. 291305). Springer.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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