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media effects on fantasy  

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  • Fantasy is a powerful psychological process that enables human beings to create new ideas and concepts in their minds by building on existing ones. Questions and conjecture about fantasy and its significance for individuals, societies, and cultures have elicited scholarly and public debate throughout history. [Source: Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and the Media; Fantasy, Media Effects on]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-K5Z5VBXM-D

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