Playfulness
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Playfulness

Its Relationship to Imagination and Creativity

  1. 196 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Playfulness

Its Relationship to Imagination and Creativity

About this book

Playfulness: Its Relationship to Imagination and Creativity focuses on a discussion of the play element in play. This book discusses the differentiation between play and exploratory behavior based on familiar versus novel aspects in the factual givens. Organized into seven chapters, this book begins with an overview of the role of play, imagination, and creativity in psychological research. This text then examines the theoretical model that indicates the role of playfulness in affective, cognitive, and social functioning, and particularly relates these links to creativity and imagination. Other chapters consider playfulness as behavior at later stages of development. This book discusses as well some of the variables considered in relation to playfulness, including sex differences, social class, and level of intelligence. This book is intended to be suitable for professionals and advanced students in a number of disciplines. Developmental and educational psychologists as well as educators will also find this book useful.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Playfulness: Its Relationship to Imagination and Creativity
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Dedication
  6. Preface
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Chapter I. Introduction
  9. Chapter II. Historical Clues to Playfulness as the Play Element in Play
  10. Chapter Ill. Playfulness in Play and the Player: Developmental Studies of a Qualitative Aspect of Play
  11. Chapter IV. Playfulness in Studies of Play, Imagination, and Creativity
  12. Chapter V. The Role of Playfulness in a Theoretical Framework for a Relationship among Play, Imagination, and Creativity
  13. Chapter VI. Practical Implications: The Place of Playfulness in Everyday Living
  14. Chapter VII. Epilogue: The "Now" and "Future" Scene
  15. Appendix A: Playfulness Scale (Form K)
  16. Appendix B: Playfulness-Nonplayfulness Scale (Form A)
  17. References
  18. Subject Index