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Download full textFein, Greta G. – 1978
This paper examines the interrelationship between children's acquisition and use of symbols and the development of imaginative play. The paper focuses on the use of pretend play as an expression of the child's capacity for symbolic functioning and as an index of intellectual development. The first section of the paper reviews developmental changes…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Developmental Stages
