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The Influence of Toy Type and Adult Familiarity on the Pretend Play of 22-Month-Olds.
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Fein, Greta G.; Diamond, Edward – 1974
This study examines the degree to which young children are influenced by the familiarity of an adult participant in their pretend play with toys which vary in resemblance to highly prototypical objects (e.g., cup-like cups or doll-like dolls). A group of 29 children, mean age 21 months, was divided into two experimental groups balanced by sex; 15…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Experimenter Characteristics