Emotion changes children's understanding of reality and fantasy - United Kingdom

Chris Engel 9/8/1312:07 PM

"Children are much more likely to believe that Peter Pan is a real-life character than his Neverland nemesis Captain Hook, psychologists have found....

"Previously, child development specialists thought children were equally able or unable to classify fantasy characters on TV, whether positive or negative, as make-believe.

"Allán Laville, from the University of Reading's Department of Psychology, said: "These findings support a growing understanding that 'affect', or emotional connection, has a role to play in children's decision making and critical thinking...."

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-09-emotion-children-reality-fantasy.html

Laville, et al. (2013). "The role of affect in fantasy-reality judgments: looking at real, near-real and make-believe entities." Presented at CogDev 2013, p 140. Full text.

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