Young Children's Understanding of Pretense : Relations between Knowledge and Action

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  • 幼児のふりにおける対象の知識と行為との関係の理解
  • ヨウジ ノ フリ ニ オケル タイショウ ノ チシキ ト コウイ トノ カンケイ ノ リカイ

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Do young children recognize that knowledge is required for pretending? In Study 1,5- to 6-year olds predicted that other children who have knowledge of an object unfamiliar to the participants themselves can nevertheless pretend to be the object, whereas those lacking that knowledge cannot. However, 3- to 4-year olds predicted that other children who have knowledge of an object unfamiliar to the participants themselves cannot pretend to be it. In Study 2,5- to 6-year olds demonstrated an ability to make judgments about the others' abilities for pretense based on the other's false knowledge. But, 3- to 4-year olds did not demonstrate such ability. The data from this study suggested that 5- to 6-year olds understand the relationship between knowledge and action in pretense.

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