Watching films with magical content facilitates creativity in children

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. ISSN 0031-5125

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Abstract

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:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Perceptual and Motor Skills
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? CREATIVITYMAGICAL THINKINGLEARNINGPSYCHOLOGYSENSORY SYSTEMSEXPERIMENTAL AND COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGYBF PSYCHOLOGY ??
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55172
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Deposited On:
19 Jun 2012 08:51
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Yes
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Published
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