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The Effects of Play Materials on Social Play

Overview
Journal J Appl Behav Anal
Specialty Social Sciences
Date 1973 Jan 1
PMID 16795441
Citations 14
Authors
H R Quilitch
T R Risley
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Abstract

To increase cooperative and social behaviors in children, contingency management programs have been successfully employed. This study examined the possibility that children's social behavior might also be significantly influenced by the nature of the available play materials. Children in an urban recreation center were systematically provided with toys designed for social or isolate play. It was found that social play occurred only 16% of the time when the children were provided with "isolate" toys, whereas social play occurred 78% of the time when children were provided with "social" toys. Thus, the selection of play materials should be an important consideration in any effort to teach children social behaviors.

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