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Peer reviewedWyver, Shirley R.; Spence, Susan H. – Early Education and Development, 1999
Three studies examined the relationship between specific forms of preschoolers' social and pretend play and divergent/convergent problem solving. Naturalistic and experimental designs were used to provide clearer account of relationship and to challenge assumption of single direction of influence. Results support complex reciprocal causality model…
Descriptors: Causal Models, Convergent Thinking, Divergent Thinking, Early Childhood Education
