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Preschool Social Problem Solving: Attempts and Outcomes in Naturalistic Interaction.
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Krasnor, Linda Rose; Rubin, Kenneth H. – Child Development, 1983
The frequency and distribution of social problem-solving strategies, goals, targets, and outcomes were coded during preschoolers' free play. Flexibility and persistence in problem-solving sequences were examined, and the relative importance of strategies, goals, targets, and the identity of the problem solver in predicting social problem-solving…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Problem Solving
Nonsocial Play in Preschoolers: Necessarily Evil?
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Rubin, Kenneth H. – Child Development, 1982
Examines the social, cognitive, and social-cognitive correlates of nonsocial play in 122 four-year-olds observed for 20 minutes during free play. Subjects were given a role-taking test and tests of social and impersonal problem-solving skills. Sociometric popularity and social competence, as rated by teachers, were also assessed. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Competence, Perspective Taking
A Longitudinal Study of Maternal Beliefs about Children's Social Behaviors.
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Mills, Rosemary S. L.; Rubin, Kenneth H. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1992
Studied the extent to which mothers' beliefs about children's social behaviors change during their children's transition from early to middle childhood and the extent to which these beliefs can be predicted from the circumstances of the mothers' lives and the mothers' perceptions about the social support resources available to them. (BB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aggression, Cognitive Style, Day Care