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OSU Authors: New book from Ecampus researcher explores the psychology of imaginary friends

By Molly Rosbach on Jan. 30, 2025

If you’ve ever had an imaginary friend or engaged in personal banter with an AI chatbot, Oregon State University researcher and author Naomi Aguiar is here to reassure you: You are not weird.

Her book, “Imaginary Friends and the People Who Create Them,” was co-written with University of Oregon professor emerita Marjorie Taylor and recently published by Oxford University Press.