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Watching films with magical content facilitates creativity in children. / Subbotsky, Eugene; Hysted, Claire; Jones, Nicola .
In: Perceptual and Motor Skills, Vol. 111, No. 1, 08.2010, p. 261-277.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Watching films with magical content facilitates creativity in children
AU - Subbotsky, Eugene
AU - Hysted, Claire
AU - Jones, Nicola
PY - 2010/8
Y1 - 2010/8
N2 - 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
AB - 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
KW - creativity
KW - magical thinking
KW - learning
U2 - 10.2466/04.09.11.PMS.111.4.261-277
DO - 10.2466/04.09.11.PMS.111.4.261-277
M3 - Journal article
VL - 111
SP - 261
EP - 277
JO - Perceptual and Motor Skills
JF - Perceptual and Motor Skills
SN - 0031-5125
IS - 1
ER -