Make Believe Phenomenon Essay
Lorena Gonzalez (Chapter 7)
Dr. Kim In-Kyeong
Developmental Psychology
11 February 2015
Make Believe Phenomenon
Growing up, the phenomenon of make believe played a big role in my life. Being the youngest in my family, I would most of the time have to play alone because my siblings would go to school. I remember that when I was the age of four, I used to pretend that my teddy bear was my best friend. Instead of having an imaginary friend I had a teddy bear friend. I would play with him and talk to him. I would take him everywhere with me. Another time where I played make believe was when I would dress up as a princess and have little tea parties. I remember, I would put all my stuffed animals seated in chairs around a small table and I would pretend to serve each one of them fake tea. Once each of them had some fake tea poured in their cups I would pretend to sip the tea while talking to them. Doing so open my mind and helped me become more social even …show more content…
though I interacted with non living objects.
What is make believe play?
Make believe play is a type of play that is made up and not entirely true. Make-believe play is an example of the development that represents early childhood. Piaget believed by pretending children can practice and support the skill to gain representational ideas (Berks, 2008). It is said that children engage in make believe play from the ages of two to around the age six or seven (Kaufman, 2012). Since a very young age children engage in this type of play. It is a form of play that allows children to explore their minds and socially connect with the world. When I would play make believe, I would have to make up my own ideas and try to explore different sides to how I could play. It would help me be more creative. Playing make believe helps children explore their minds and provides them with the basis of how society and things represent such as if for example a girl that make believes that she is drinking tea knows how tea is drunk. Make believe play helps children express their
emotions.
The theory explains my observation very well because make believe is a tool that children use to develop. When I was younger, I used to play make believe with my stuffed animals and doing so helped me explore my mind and thoughts. It also helped me be more social with the world because even though I would not play with humans, I would play with objects that were on this earth. The objects had significance, like my tea pot sets, that I would pretend to drink from. The tea pots had significance because those objects have something connected to it such as a meaning for its use. It helped me learn what the object’s meaning represented and helped me tie it together in the real world. It helped me interact with the world more and explore new ideas. Make believe play helps children explore their creative side. Is make believe play really a psychological phenomenon that explains human development? When this idea was presented in class, I did not see it as helping with development. After looking into it, I came to the realization that it really is. Make believe play helps in human development because when someone plays make believe, they are learning from that experience and are exploring their minds both in the creative and social side. I know, I learned the purpose for things such a tea set and also learned how to express myself. Overall, make believe play is a big key in human development because it helps people explore their minds and be more creative.
References
Berks,L.E.(2008). Exploring Lifespan Development.USA:Pearson Education Inc
Kaufman, S. B. (2012, March 6). The Need for Pretend Play in Child Development Psychology Today.
Dr. Kim In-Kyeong
Developmental Psychology
11 February 2015
Make Believe Phenomenon
Growing up, the phenomenon of make believe played a big role in my life. Being the youngest in my family, I would most of the time have to play alone because my siblings would go to school. I remember that when I was the age of four, I used to pretend that my teddy bear was my best friend. Instead of having an imaginary friend I had a teddy bear friend. I would play with him and talk to him. I would take him everywhere with me. Another time where I played make believe was when I would dress up as a princess and have little tea parties. I remember, I would put all my stuffed animals seated in chairs around a small table and I would pretend to serve each one of them fake tea. Once each of them had some fake tea poured in their cups I would pretend to sip the tea while talking to them. Doing so open my mind and helped me become more social even …show more content…
though I interacted with non living objects.
What is make believe play?
Make believe play is a type of play that is made up and not entirely true. Make-believe play is an example of the development that represents early childhood. Piaget believed by pretending children can practice and support the skill to gain representational ideas (Berks, 2008). It is said that children engage in make believe play from the ages of two to around the age six or seven (Kaufman, 2012). Since a very young age children engage in this type of play. It is a form of play that allows children to explore their minds and socially connect with the world. When I would play make believe, I would have to make up my own ideas and try to explore different sides to how I could play. It would help me be more creative. Playing make believe helps children explore their minds and provides them with the basis of how society and things represent such as if for example a girl that make believes that she is drinking tea knows how tea is drunk. Make believe play helps children express their
emotions.
The theory explains my observation very well because make believe is a tool that children use to develop. When I was younger, I used to play make believe with my stuffed animals and doing so helped me explore my mind and thoughts. It also helped me be more social with the world because even though I would not play with humans, I would play with objects that were on this earth. The objects had significance, like my tea pot sets, that I would pretend to drink from. The tea pots had significance because those objects have something connected to it such as a meaning for its use. It helped me learn what the object’s meaning represented and helped me tie it together in the real world. It helped me interact with the world more and explore new ideas. Make believe play helps children explore their creative side. Is make believe play really a psychological phenomenon that explains human development? When this idea was presented in class, I did not see it as helping with development. After looking into it, I came to the realization that it really is. Make believe play helps in human development because when someone plays make believe, they are learning from that experience and are exploring their minds both in the creative and social side. I know, I learned the purpose for things such a tea set and also learned how to express myself. Overall, make believe play is a big key in human development because it helps people explore their minds and be more creative.
References
Berks,L.E.(2008). Exploring Lifespan Development.USA:Pearson Education Inc
Kaufman, S. B. (2012, March 6). The Need for Pretend Play in Child Development Psychology Today.