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ERIC Number: EJ663353
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
Children's Understanding of the Knowledge Prerequisites of Drawing and Pretending.
Richert, Rebekah A.; Lillard, Angeline S.
Developmental Psychology, v38 n6 p1004-15 Nov 2002
This study examined whether 4- to 8-year-olds considered knowledge prerequisites for pretending and drawing. Children were asked if an artist (actor) who did not know what something was, yet whose drawing (behavior) resembled it, was actually drawing it (pretending to be it). Children performed similarly on pretending and drawing questions. Performance improved when protagonist's view was emphasized. Knowledge relating to producing external representations increased from age 4 to 8. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Cognitive Development, Cross Sectional Studies, Freehand Drawing, Knowledge Level, Pretend Play
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Mental Representation; Representational Thinking