Origin and Truth: Young Children's Understanding of Imaginary Mental Representations.

Woolley, Jacqueline D.; Wellman, Henry M.

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ERIC Number: EJ460068

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Publication Date: 1993

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Origin and Truth: Young Children's Understanding of Imaginary Mental Representations.

Woolley, Jacqueline D.; Wellman, Henry M.

Child Development, v64 n1 p1-17 Feb 1993

Results of two studies indicated that three- and four-year-old children understood that, although perception is necessary for knowledge, it is irrelevant for imagination and that three year olds often claimed that imagination reflected reality. (MDM)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Imagination, Perception, Perception Tests, Perceptual Development, Preschool Children, Preschool Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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