Journal article
Concepts and Theories, Methods and Reasons: Why Do the Children (Pretend) Play? Reply to Weisberg, Hirsh-Pasek, and Golinkoff (2013); Bergen (2013); and Walker and Gopnik (2013) REPLY
Psychological bulletin, v 139(1), pp 49-52
01 Jan 2013
PMID: 23294091
Abstract
We greatly appreciate the astute comments on Lillard et al. (2013) and the opportunity to reply. Here we point out the importance of keeping conceptual distinctions clear regarding play, pretend play, and exploration. We also discuss methodological issues with play research. We end with speculation that if pretend play did not emerge because it was naturally selected (due to helping causal reasoning or some other developmentally important skill), perhaps it emerged as a by-product of 2 other selected behaviors: play fighting and language.
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- Title
- Concepts and Theories, Methods and Reasons: Why Do the Children (Pretend) Play? Reply to Weisberg, Hirsh-Pasek, and Golinkoff (2013); Bergen (2013); and Walker and Gopnik (2013) REPLY
- Creators
- Angeline S. Lillard - University of VirginiaEmily J. Hopkins - University of VirginiaRebecca A. Dore - University of VirginiaCarolyn M. Palmquist - University of VirginiaMatthew D. Lerner - University of VirginiaEric D. Smith - University of Virginia
- Publication Details
- Psychological bulletin, v 139(1), pp 49-52
- Publisher
- Amer Psychological Assoc
- Number of pages
- 4
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- A.J. Drexel Autism Institute
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000313230600005
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84886247864
- Other Identifier
- 991021861621904721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Psychology
- Psychology, Multidisciplinary