Abstract
Summary Previous research indicates that girls spend less time than boys exploring a novel toy. Whether this finding is due to individual differences, sex differences in the toys' attractiveness, or the restricted number of exploration indices employed remains unanswered. In the present study, the novel toy, a box with five manipulanda and three detachable panels, incorporated a sex-typed feature (picture on panel) which appealed to boys and girls, respectively. Panels were identical except the depictions they presented which included a house, dashboard of a car, and pinwheel of colors (control). An independent assessment of panel preference with 35 boys and girls indicated that girls preferred the house panel while boys preferred the car panel. Results indicated that children in both the car and house condition spent significantly more time manipulating the novel toy and less time manipulating the familiar toys during a IS-min free play session than children in the control group. Girls in the house condi...
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