Emma Stanford
Biographic Data
| ID | 10068949 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Emma Stanford |
| GIVEN NAMES | Emma |
| FAMILY NAME | Stanford |
| SIGNATURE | STANFORD E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Leeds Trinity University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0681-4104 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Reconceptualizing Imaginary Friends
Imaginary friends or invisible companions are common features of cross-cultural childhoods. Research is primarily located in developmental psychology, where invisible companions are considered part of imaginary play. We argue for a reconceptualization of the core phenomenon, to one of regularly interacting with a person who is not normally perceptible to others, instead of uncritically adopting the dominant Euro-Western ontology of imagination. A…
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Reconceptualizing Imaginary Friends
Imaginary friends or invisible companions are common features of cross-cultural childhoods. Research is primarily located in developmental psychology, where invisible companions are considered part of imaginary play. We argue for a reconceptualization of the core phenomenon, to one of regularly interacting with a person who is not normally perceptible to others, instead of uncritically adopting the dominant Euro-Western ontology of imagination. A…
Child and Animal Learning Development (1 work) · Discipline (1 work) · Early Childhood Education and Development (1 work) · Epistemology (1 work) · Phenomenon (1 work) · Philosophy (1 work) · Psychoanalysis (1 work) · Psychology (1 work) · Religious Education and Schools (1 work) · Social science (1 work)