Subbotsky, Eugene and Hysted, Claire and Jones, Nicola (2010) Watching films with magical content facilitates creativity in children. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 111 (1). pp. 261-277.
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Two experiments examined the possible link between magical thinking and creativity in preschool children. In Exp. 1, 4- and 6-yr.-old children were shown a film with either a magical or nonmagical theme. Results indicated that the mean scores of children shown the magical film was significantly higher than that of children watching the nonmagical film on the majority of subsequent creativity tests for both age groups. This trend was also found for 6-yr.-olds’ draw- ings of impossible items. In Exp. 2, Exp. 1 was replicated successfully with 6- and 8-yr.-old children. Exposing children to a film with a magical theme did not af- fect their beliefs about magic. The results were interpreted to accentuate the role of magical thinking in children’s cognitiv
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Journal or Publication Title: | Perceptual and Motor Skills |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | creativity ; magical thinking ; learning |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
| Departments: | Faculty of Science and Technology > Psychology |
| ID Code: | 55172 |
| Deposited By: | ep_importer_pure |
| Deposited On: | 19 Jun 2012 09:51 |
| Refereed?: | Yes |
| Published?: | Published |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jul 2012 20:35 |
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| URI: | http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/55172 |
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