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Direct linkRichert, Rebekah A.; Shawber, Alison B.; Hoffman, Ruth E.; Taylor, Marjorie – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2009
In three experiments, 3 1/2- to 6-year-old children were presented with analogical problems in which the protagonists were either real people or fantasy characters. Children were more likely to transfer solutions from the stories about real people rather than the stories about fantasy characters. These results suggest that the use of a fantasy…
Descriptors: Fantasy, Teaching Methods, Problem Solving, Transfer of Training
