Robert W. (Hrsg.) Mitchell

Pretending and Imagination in Animals and Children

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This book provides an overview of recent research presenting conflicting interpretations of children's understanding of the psychology of pretense and describes 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 preten… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-521-77030-9
EAN: 9780521770309
Produktnummer: 9325583
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
Seitenangabe: 392 S.
Masse: H23.5 cm x B15.7 cm x D2.7 cm 753 g
Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
Gewicht: 753

Über den Autor

ROBERT W. MITCHELL is Professor of Psychology at the Eastern Kentucky University. He is currently interested in exploring the significance of kinesthetic-visual matching in human and animal behavior, experience and self-understanding, and is writing a history of scientific attitudes toward using anthropomorphism to understand animals. Professor Mitchell's previous books include Self-Awareness in Animals and Humans (1994, ISBN 0521441080), edited with S. T. Parker and M. L. Boccia, and The Mentalities of Gorillas and Orangutans (1999, ISBN 0521580277), edited with S. T. Parker and H. L. Miles.