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ERIC Number: EJ370886
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Differentiation of Fantasy and Reality: Preschoolers' Reactions to Interruptions in Their Play.
DiLalla, Lisabeth Fisher; Watson, Malcolm W.
Developmental Psychology, v24 n2 p286-91 Mar 1988
Tested the hypothesis that preschool children between 2 1/2 and 6 1/2 years of age would progress though a stepwise sequence of developing ever-clearer boundaries between fantasy and reality. Findings supported the validity of the hypothesized sequence. (RH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Fantasy, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Pretend Play
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Developmental Patterns; Reality Orientation