Abstract
RABINOWITZ, F. MICHAEL; MOELY, BARBARA E.; FINKEL, NANCY; and MCCLINTON, SANDRA. The Effects of Toy Novelty and Social Interaction on the Exploratory Behavior of Preschool Children. CHILD DEVELOPMENT, 1975, 46, 286-289. Children's exploration of a large, colorful, novel toy and familiar toys was investigated. Children who played in the presence of a samesex peer spent more time with the novel toy and less with the familiar toys than did children in 2 other conditions, who played alone. Children who played with same-sex peers also gained more information about the novel toy (discovery of hidden buzzer) than did subjects in the other 2 conditions. Although there were no sex differences in information gained about the novel toy, boys spent more time playing with the novel toy and less time playing with the familiar toys than did girls. Play with the familiar toys decreased over 3 sessions.
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