The development of the imagination and imaginary worlds.
Sarah Ruth BeckPaul L HarrisPublished in: The Behavioral and brain sciences (2022)
Evidence from developmental psychology on children's imagination is currently too limited to support Dubourg and Baumard's proposal and, in several respects, it is inconsistent with their proposal. Although children have impressive imaginative powers, we highlight the complexity of the developmental trajectory as well as the close connections between children's imagination and reality.
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