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Direct linkGanea, Patricia A.; Lillard, Angeline S.; Turkheimer, Eric – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2004
This research investigated 3- to 5-year-old's understanding of the role of intentional states and action in pretense. There are two main perspectives on how children conceptualize pretense. One view is that children understand the mental aspects of pretending (the rich interpretation). The alternative view is that children conceptualize pretense…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Cognitive Development, Intention, Role
Sharon, Tanya – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2005
This experiment tested whether children's insight into a difficult symbolic relation could be increased by explicitly emphasizing the intentionality surrounding the artifact's creation and use. Specifically, I explicitly emphasized (a) the adult's intent to communicate information via the artifact and (b) the artifact's intentional origins and…
Descriptors: Internet, Educational Change, Intention, Experiments
