Goals, Play, and Cognitive Pragmatism: A study of flexible human minds

Few phenomena in childhood are as compelling or mystifying as play. While many animals play, human play is distinguished by the sheer diversity of goals that we pursue, even as adults. Yet the seeming inutility of play belies one of the hallmarks of intelligence: a remarkably flexible ability to rea...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chu, Junyi
Other Authors: Schulz, Laura E.
Format: Thesis
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2023
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/152563
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2778-6317