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ERIC Number: EJ460068
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
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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Identifiers: Knowledge; Story Schema; Truth