Interactive Pretense: Social and Symbolic Skills in Preschool Play Groups.

Black, Betty

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ERIC Number: EJ402847

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Publication Date: 1989

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Interactive Pretense: Social and Symbolic Skills in Preschool Play Groups.

Black, Betty

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, v35 n4 p379-97 Oct 1989

Investigated representational and social pretend play behaviors of 52 preschoolers as a function of age and sex. Play behaviors differed depending on the age and sex of the pretenders. Children did not significantly alter their style of play from one playmate or group to another. (RJC)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Interpersonal Competence, Peer Relationship, Pretend Play, Sex Differences, Social Behavior, Socialization, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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