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Direct linkSutherland, Shelbie L.; Friedman, Ori – Developmental Psychology, 2013
Children can acquire generic knowledge by sharing in pretend play with more knowledgeable partners. We report 3 experiments in which we investigated how this learning occurs-how children draw generalizations from pretense, and whether they resist doing so for pretense that is unrealistic. In all experiments, preschoolers watched pretend scenarios…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Play, Learning Processes, Experiments
