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Relationships Between Block Play and the Social Development of Young Children.

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Rogers, Dwight L. – Early Child Development and Care, 1985

Using naturalistic observation, investigates the social behavior, levels of social participation, and sex differences of kindergarten children as they played with blocks. Uses both unit blocks and large, hollow blocks to gain a more complete understanding of the relationship between block play and social development. (DST)

Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Group Activities

Adult Choice of Toys Affects Children's Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior.

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Kaiser, Javaid; And Others – Early Child Development and Care, 1995

Studied the effect of short-term exposure to neutral, prosocial, and antisocial toys on the prosocial and antisocial behavior of preschool children. Found that prosocial toys elicited prosocial behavior and antisocial toys stimulated antisocial behavior. In response to both prosocial and antisocial toys, boys displayed more physical than verbal…

Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Development, Childhood Attitudes, Experiential Learning