Definition Play involves exaggerated, “nonserious” versions of functional species-typical behaviors and appears to be more about the behavior itself than the usual function of that behavior when seriously deployed (Pellegrini et al.2007). Fantasy, orpretend play,has the added characteristic that the...
In this article we posit that (1) research on pretend play fits under the umbrella of the positive psychology movement, (2) pretend play involves a multitude of processes that are linked to adaptive functioning, and (3) understanding and implementing knowledge of pretend play processes in ...
Definition Pretend play is the stage of play engaged in by children who are capable of assigning action to symbolic objects. Children will take on roles, assign meaning to objects, and transform their reality into a world of its own. Pretend play creates a world in which children can express...
Over the last 75 years, a number of theorists and researchers have identified the values of imaginative play as a vital component to the normal development of a child.
Recently, the role of pretend play in that development ha... DC Schwebel,CS Rosen,JL Singer - 《British Journal of Developmental Psychology》 被引量: 67发表: 2011年 The Organization of Pretend Play In this paper, the authors systemize the complex phenomenon known as pretend or make-believe ...
Play, however, is complex. And there is no universal definition. In 1966, Vygotsky [2] identified play as a ‘leading activity’, that is, the predominant activity of a young child. Furthermore, Elkonin [3] observed that children in the preschool years not only want to play, but that ...