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Pretending and imagination in animals and children
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ISBN: 1107128609 1280432543 0511066627 1139146246 0511180810 0511060319 0511326459 0511542283 0511068751 9780511066627 9780511180811 9780511542282 9780511068751 0521770300 9780521770309 9780511060311 9780521283328 0521283329 Year: 2002 Publisher: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press,

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It is well known that children's activities are full of pretending and imagination, but it is less appreciated that animals can also show similar activities. Originally published in 2002, this book focuses on comparing and contrasting children's and animals' pretenses and imaginative activities. In the text, overviews of research present conflicting interpretations of children's understanding of the psychology of pretense, and describe sociocultural factors which influence children's pretenses. Studies of nonhuman primates provide examples of their pretenses and other simulative activities, explore their representational and imaginative capacities and compare their skills with children. Although the psychological requirements for pretending are controversial, evidence presented in this volume suggests that great apes and even monkeys may share capacities for imagination with children, and that children's early pretenses may be less psychological than they appear.

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