DEVELOPMENT OF STRUCTURAL COMPLEXITY IN CHILDRENS FANTASY NARRATIVES
DEVELOPMENT OF STRUCTURAL COMPLEXITY IN CHILDRENS FANTASY NARRATIVES
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DOI:
10.1037/0012-1649.13.4.377
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发表时间:
1977-01-01
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4
通讯作者:
SUTTONSMITH, B
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作者:
BOTVIN, GJ;SUTTONSMITH, B
In 2 separate studies the spontaneously told stories of a total of 220 3–12 yr old children were analyzed according to a methodology based on the work of folklorist Vladimir Propp. The stories were broken down into their component action sequences and scored according to the complexity of structural organization. Results indicate that structural complexity increased with chronological age and, therefore, validate the hypothesized order of acquisition. It is noted that, in general, the order of acquisition of narrative structures appears to be similar to that of analogous linguistic structures. This suggests that there may be structural isomorphisms common to several different domains which are built on the same underlying cognitive structures. Moreover, it is suggested that these studies demonstrate a methodology for investigating children's stories from a cognitive developmental perspective.(26 ref)(PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)