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Pretense and Possibility--A Theoretical Proposal about the Effects of Pretend Play on Development: Comment on Lillard et al. (2013)
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Walker, Caren M.; Gopnik, Alison – Psychological Bulletin, 2013
The review by Lillard et al. (2013) highlighted the need for additional research to better clarify the nature of the relationship between pretend play and development. However, the authors did not provide a proposal for how to structure the direction of this future work. Here, we provide a possible framework for generating additional research.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Teaching Methods, Play, Research Needs