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Peer reviewedWalker-Andrews, Arlene S.; Harris, Paul L. – Developmental Psychology, 1993
Two experiments assessed preschoolers' ability to understand pretend transformations. Subjects were two-, three-, and four-year-olds who viewed episodes in which either one or two similar props were altered in a pretend fashion. In both the single and double transformation, children demonstrated that they could keep track of the pretend…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Early Childhood Education
