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ERIC Number: EJ355892
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Reference Count: 0
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Play and Associative Fluency: Experimenter Effects May Be Responsible for Previous Positive Findings.
Smith, Peter K.; Whitney, Sue
Developmental Psychology, v23 n1 p49-53 Jan 1987
A total of 64 preschool children were assigned to one of three conditions--fantasy play, play, or imitation--with common objects, or to an alternative-materials group. Subjects were tested for associative fluency for familiar and novel objects, both immediately and after a delay of one week. No significant main effects for condition were found. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Imitation, Nursery Schools, Play, Preschool Children, Pretend Play, Research Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Associative Fluency; Experimenter Effects