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Direct linkSkolnick, Deena; Bloom, Paul – Cognition, 2006
Young children reliably distinguish reality from fantasy; they know that their friends are real and that Batman is not. But it is an open question whether they appreciate, as adults do, that there are multiple fantasy worlds. We test this by asking children and adults about fictional characters' beliefs about other characters who exist either…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Young Children, Adults, Fantasy
