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THIS is an investigation of the idea of death possessed by children of various ages, and of their emotional reaction to this idea. It is partly experimental (using the story-completion technique devised by Prof. Piaget of Geneva) and partly observational. The explanatory principles used are largely those of psycho-analysis, and the inquiry is motivated not merely by academic curiosity but also by the problems of the practical care of children, which are more than usually important at the present time.
The Child's Discovery of Death
A Study in Child Psychology. By Sylvia Anthony. (International Library of Psychology, Philosophy and Scientific Method.) Pp. xvi + 231. (London: Kegan Paul and Co., Ltd., 1940.) 11s. 6d. net.
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THOULESS, R. The Child's Discovery of Death. Nature 147, 371 (1941). https://doi.org/10.1038/147371a0
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