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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 reviewedByers, John A. – Child Development, 1998
Maintains that the "getting into shape" hypothesis of explaining the inverted-U distribution of exercise play across age is likely incorrect. Argues that the biological study of human physical activity play, as recommended by Pellegrini and Smith (1998), will reveal whether physical activity play represents an example of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, Biological Influences
