Data from parent reports on 1,803 children-derived from a normative study of the MacArthur
Communicative Development Inventories (CDIs)-are used to describe the typical course and …

Experimental research into the symbolic play of autistic children is reviewed in an attempt to
outline the nature of their deficit in this area. While many studies can be criticized on …

One of the major developments of the second year of human life is the emergence of the
ability to pretend. A child's knowledge of a real situation is apparently contradicted and …

Quite simply, this is the best text on play and development I have ever read. It was thought
provoking while being reader-friendly at the same time. This work is very thorough and …

While the subject of play may seem trivial for behavioral science, EO Wilson noted that
understanding the significance of play is an important challenge facing scholars in these …

This study investigated the hypothesis that background television affects interactions
between parents and very young children. Fifty‐one 12‐, 24‐, and 36‐month‐old children …

Evolutionary developmental psychology involves the expression of evolved, epigenetic
programs, as described by the developmental systems approach, over the course of …

This experiment tests the hypothesis that background, adult television is a disruptive
influence on very young children's behavior. Fifty 12‐, 24‐, and 36‐month‐olds played with …

Children's understanding of adult pretense was assessed in seven experiments. By the age
of 28 months, children are able to understand when an adult refers to a make-believe …

Play is a paradox. Why would the young of so many species--the very animals at greatest
risk for injury and predation--devote so much time and energy to an activity that by definition …