Date: Tuesday March 10, at 9am Pacific Daylight Saving Time

Guest Speaker: Eugene Subbotsky, Reader Emeritus, Lancaster University, UK

Zoom Link:  https://zoom.us/j/98564124237 [zoom.us]

Meeting ID: 985 6412 4237

Passcode: Vygotsky

Abstract:

The role of magical thinking in learning is examined. Experiments are described that compared the effects of films featuring magical and non-magical events on stimulating creativity, the ability to distinguish fantasy from reality, and the effectiveness of commercial advertising. 

Reading:

Subbotsky, E. (2018). Impossible Phenomena as Mediators in Cognitive Functioning and Education. SENTENTIA European Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. DOI: 10.7256/1339-3057.2015.4.17369