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| Early Child Development and… | 1 |
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| Mellou, Eleni | 1 |
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Peer reviewedMellou, Eleni – Early Child Development and Care, 1995
Examines the differences between imagination, creativity, and fantasy, and presents the relationship of imagination to creativity. Suggests that the basic distinction between imagination and fantasy is that while imagination is related to reality, fantasy is related to unreality. The link between imagination and creativity lies in the opportunity…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Creative Thinking, Creativity
