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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
