identification

noun

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psychological relationship between the reader of a novel and a character in the book, or between a spectator in the audience and a character on the screen
mapping of a known quantity to an unknown entity so as to make it known
psychological process whereby the subject assimilates an aspect, property, or attribute of the other and is transformed, wholly or partially, by the model the other provides
feel empathy
unambiguous determination of the identity of something or someone based on comparing characteristics with others
identification with someone or something, e.g. with a protagonist of a novel (reader identification) or with an organization