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Peer reviewedJennings, Kay D. – Developmental Psychology, 1975
Relative preference for interacting with people versus objects was observed in 38 children during nursery school free play. Object oriented students were found to perform better on organization and classification of physical objects. Person orientation was not found to be related to performance on tests assessing social knowledge. (GO)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Intelligence Differences, Orientation, Peer Relationship
Peer reviewedJennings, Kay D. – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1977
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Interaction Process Analysis, Literature Reviews, Object Manipulation
Download full textJennings, Kay D. – 1974
In this study, preferences for activities with people vs. objects were examined in preschool children and related to two kinds of intellectual abilities. Children with high object orientation were expected to be relatively advanced in organizing and classifying physical objects. In contrast, children with high people orientation were expected to…
Descriptors: Activities, Cognitive Ability, Early Experience, Intellectual Development
