The impact of pretend play on children's development: A review of the evidence

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-34

  Lillard, Angeline S ^a   Lerner, Matthew D ^a,b   Hopkins, Emily J ^a   Dore, Rebecca A ^a   Smith, Eric D ^a   Palmquist, Carolyn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive development; Preschool; Pretend play; Social development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878118537     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029321     Document Type: Article

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