Development of the Mind to Enjoy Wonderment in Early Childhood : Analysis of Reactions to Magic Tricks

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  • 幼児期における不思議を楽しむ心の発達 : 手品に対する反応の分析から
  • ヨウジキ ニ オケル フシギ オ タノシム ココロ ノ ハッタツ テジナ ニ タイスル ハンノウ ノ ブンセキ カラ

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Study 1 analyzed young children's facial expressions, search behavior, and verbal answers when they watched magic tricks. Participants were 3-year olds (n=29), 4-year olds (n=34), and 5-year olds (n=33). The results were as follows. Three-year olds' facial expressions did not change much even while watching the magic trick, and they did not display search behavior. There were more pleasurable expressions and search behavior among the four-year olds, and even greater pleasure expressions and search behavior among 5-year olds. In Study 2,86 children who had participated in Study 1 performed a fantasy/reality distinction task. Children who had shown pleasurable expressions when they saw the magic trick in Study 1 correctly recognized the fantasy/reality distinction in Study 2.

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