In a series of tea party-like experiments, Johns Hopkins University researchers demonstrated for the first time that apes can use their imagination and play pretend, an ability thought to be uniquely ...

For children, rocks can be spaceships. Pens can be fairies. And this kind of play can help protect mental health in childhood ...

Many fake people, who weaponize their own empathetic moments and charisma for their own advantage, embody the "dark side" of emotional intelligence, as a study from Frontiers in Psychiatry explains.

Little kids hosting make-believe tea parties is a fixture of childhood playtime and long presumed to be exclusively a human ability. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University presented evidence in a new ...

You can fake your way to vice but never to virtue. American Christian social media lit up last week with the story of another fraudulent influencer. An account claiming to be run by a ...

People who succeed in their careers rely on being capable rather than being confident. Confidence is one of the most valued traits in the workplace. Employees who project self-assurance are more ...

Pretend play begins around 2 years of age, increases around 3-4 years of age, and declines again around 6 years of age, at which time children begin transitioning to playing more games with rules ...

Amalia Bastos first met Kanzi the bonobo in 2023. Bastos was “starstruck,” she recalls: Kanzi was famous for learning how to communicate with humans using a keyboard of symbols. Upon first seeing ...