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Imagination

Hoff, Eva V. LU (2020) p.617-623
Abstract

Imagination is a human capacity that reproduces and transforms experiences and thoughts. The capacity is manifested in children's pretend play and is an important part of adults' ability to process the past, and to plan the future. A first step in the development of imagination is the ability to represent objects and events and to change these representations into alternatives to reality. For adaptive use of the imagination, some intentional regulation is necessary. Therefore a second step involves developing control functions to distinguish reality from imagination, to switch between, and to integrate these modes in for example, creative performance.

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keywords
Counterfactual thinking, Creative process, Creativity, Daydreaming, Default-mode activity, Development of imagination, Fantasy, Fantasy proneness, Illusions, Imaginary companions, Imaginary worlds, Imagination, Mind wandering, Pretend play, Representation, Transitional object
host publication
Manual of Evidence-Based Admitting Orders and Therapeutics
pages
7 pages
publisher
ScienceDirect, Elsevier
external identifiers
  • scopus:85171516709
ISBN
9780128156148
9780128156155
DOI
10.1016/B978-0-12-809324-5.21897-X
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English
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yes
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4eb5662d-728d-4516-9f9d-cd7c50f95194
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2023-12-28 12:30:58
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