On the Functions of Play and Its Role in Behavioral Development

Volume: 15, Pages: 59 - 103
Published: Jan 1, 1985
Abstract
Publisher Summary null null This chapter describes the limited empirical evidence concerning the functions of play and suggests some possible reasons, both theoretical and methodological, as why evidence in support of functional hypotheses has not been forthcoming. It describes certain assumptions about play, which pervade the biological literature, for example, that early play experience is crucial for the normal development and that play is a...
Paper Details
Title
On the Functions of Play and Its Role in Behavioral Development
Published Date
Jan 1, 1985
Volume
15
Pages
59 - 103
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