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Peer reviewedPellegrini, A. D. – Early Education and Development, 1992
One aspect of ethological methodology, behavioral categorization, is applied to the study of young children's social behavior in preschool classrooms. Studies are reviewed and recommendations for future use of ethological methods, with specific reference to categorizing children's play, are offered. (LB)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classification, Ethology, Peer Relationship
Peer reviewedSmith, Susan E.; And Others – Early Education and Development, 1993
Examined the incidence of "romantic" dyads, same-sex friendship dyads, and cross-sex friendship dyads in preschools and day-care centers. Behavior patterns that characterize these dyads are described. It is maintained that results suggest that there are romances between preschoolers. (BG)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Comparative Analysis, Friendship
Peer reviewedBoulton, Michael J. – Early Education and Development, 1992
Reports two studies of adolescent perceptions of playful and aggressive fighting. Results suggest that some bouts of playful fighting are used during adolescence to settle disputes about dominance and that aggression may be introduced into playful fighting to settle dominance disputes. (LB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Behavior Patterns, Conflict Resolution
