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Does your imagination change as you age?

Last updated: May 27, 2025 6:25 pm
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Does Imagination Improve with Age?

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As children grow older and continue to age, the question arises – what happens to their imagination? Do we lose our ability to imagine as we get older, or does experience enhance it? According to Paul Harris, a developmental psychologist at Harvard University, young children’s pretend play often revolves around everyday scenarios, while older children start imagining more complex and counterfactual situations. Harris suggests that around the age of 4, children begin to envision two conflicting outcomes for a given event.

Studies have shown that children often struggle with creative tasks that adults excel in. For example, in a test where participants are asked to retrieve a handled bucket using a straight pipe cleaner, children under 5 years old rarely think to bend it into a hook, unlike adults.

Angela Nyhout, a developmental psychologist at the University of Kent, conducted a study with English Heritage at Dover Castle, where visitors were asked to suggest uses for historical objects. Results showed that older adults proposed more creative ideas than younger adults. This aligns with the findings of Andrew Shtulman, a cognitive developmental psychologist at Occidental College, who argues that imagination is a skill that…

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