Title: Pretend Play in Childhood
Description: Converging evidence suggests that pretend play in childhood has an important role in providing a foundation for adult creativity. In this book, the author reviews the theory and research on pretend play and creativity, including cognitive and affective processes involved in play and creativity, possible evolutionary purposes of play, and its cultural variations.
Subjects: Creative ability, Cognition in children, Play, psychological aspects, Play, Psychological aspects, Child, Play and Playthings, Psychology, Cognition, Creativity, Adult, Psychoanalytic Theory