Thinking about fantasy Are children fundamentally different关于幻想的思考是孩子从根本上不同的.pptVIP

Thinking about fantasy:Are children fundamentally different thinkers and believers from adults? Jacqueline D. Woolley The University of Texas “ Children under the age of 7 are most at risk because they have trouble distinguishing between reality and fantasy.” Sesame Street Parents magazine, February, 1999. ... the boundary between reality and fantasy may still not be clearly drawn. ... reality and imagination are not always kept strictly apart in the childs world.” Astington, J. W. (1993). The childs discovery of the mind. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. (p. 63). Fantasy beliefs and behaviors in children highest incidence of pretend play in children between the ages of 3 and 8 highest level of children with imaginary companions in this same age range (Singer Singer, 1990; Taylor, Cartwright, and Carlson, 1993). high level of beliefs in event-related figures and supernatural figures (Rosengren Hickling, 1994; Clark, 1995; Harris, Brown, Marriot, Whittal, and Harmer, 1991). high level of beliefs in magic (Johnson Harris, 1994; Rosengren Hickling, 1994; Phelps Woolley, 1994; Subbotsky, 1994). “Thinking fantastically” and “thinking about fantasy” Thinking fantastically: Children may reason about the world using principles that violate basic physical and biological (and maybe even mental) principles. Thinking about fantasy: Children may believe that various fantastical entities are real. Talk outline Do children think fantastically? Regarding the mental domain Regarding the physical domain Do adults think fantastically? How do children think about fantasy? Beliefs about the reality status of novel entities How do adults think about fantasy? Conclusions Do children fail to distinguish imagination and reality? Do children believe they can create real, physical things with their imagination? My research (Woolley