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Peer reviewedTipps, Steve – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1981
An analysis is made of the reciprocal relationship between play and three areas of interaction between the brain and human development: (1) the affective characteristics of play and the brain; (2) developmental theories of cognition and play; and (3) creativity as a continuation of the brain's need for play. (JN)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Cognitive Development, Creativity, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedYawkey, Thomas Daniels; Fox, Franklin Daniel – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1981
Evaluative intervention research studies in pretend play are investigations that examine the potential of imaginative play in young children to demonstrate a relationship between play and cognitive, social, and emotional growth. A review of the research indicates that children who engage in imaginative play yield higher test scores than those in…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Educational Research, Emotional Development
