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Showing 1 to 20 of 35 for “"play behavior"”.
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Play Behavior of Korean-American and American Young Children
Children's play behavior during free play in classrooms was observed in order to understand the differences in the play behavior of preschool children with Korean-American and American backgrounds. The subjects were thirty-two Korean-American and thirty-two American children from middle class …
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The Effects of Toys on The Play Behavior of Handicapped Preschoolers
… that are used primarily in social or solitary play by nonhandicapped young children and their use was observed in two classrooms containing handicapped preschoolers. Based on teacher nomination the children in each classroom were classified post-hoc as high or low interactors. During the …
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Playing with Relatives: Genetic Kinship and Play Behavior in Juvenile Tibetan Macaques
… statistically analyzed the relationship between player age, player sex, genetic kinship and social play duration in juvenile Tibetan macaques.</p> <p>Chapter I provides a general introduction and addresses current and past literature on the behavior, ecology and play among macaque genera and …
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The effect of specially designed garments on the observable make- believe play behavior of four- to six-year-old females
… has examined the effect of clothing on the behavioral development of the preschool child. Dress is a medium for carrying out the serious roles of life, but it is also a medium for play. Although numerous studies have investigated play, an important element of child development, few have …
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The Effect of Response Preclusion on Stereotypy and Play in a Child with Autism.
… of response preclusion on stereotypic behavior (climbing and licking) and on play for a child with autism. Data were collected on stereotypic responses, play behavior, and the types of play materials the participant contacted. Implementation of response preclusion was followed by both a …
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Effects of Gestational and Lactational Exposure to 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-P-Dioxin or Coplanar PCBs on Reproductive Development and Sexually Dimorphic Behaviors in Rats
In contrast sexually dimorphic non-reproductive behaviors were affected in TCDD and coplanar PCB exposed rats. In the initial study, the play behavior in TCDD exposed rats was suppressed. However in the follow-up study, when play behavior was tested with a different protocol than in the initial …
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Deep play, urban space, adolescent place: a multi-sited study of the effects of settings on adolescent risk/reward behavior
<p>The extant literature on the play behavior of youth normalizes adolescent behavior in public space as transgressional, resistant, and in need of social control. The dissertation counters this trend by looking to see if physical qualities, peer effects, and neighborhood context of settings play a …
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Effects of Peer Coaching on Preschool Teachers' Implementation of Social Interaction Interventions in an Integrated Preschool
… positive changes occurred in one child's play behavior and modest changes were seen for the other three target children. Content analysis of a sample of post-observation meetings indicate teachers were generally pleased with the target children's and peers' play behavior during the …
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The Effects of Differential Reinforcement on the Variable and Novel Pretend Play Behaviors of Children with Autism
Play is important in the development of every child. A deficit in appropriate play skills is commonly associated with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). As such, play skills are often a target of comprehensive intervention programs for young children with ASD. Many different approaches …
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Perinatal high-fat diet and Bisphenol A: effects on behavior, gene expression and neuroanatomy in the medial prefrontal cortex
… and cause lasting changes in gene expression, behavior and neuroanatomy. Additionally, perinatal HFD has been reported to cause long-term alterations in anxiety behavior and gene expression in the brain. Given that BPA and HFD are both ubiquitous in the environment and Western society, it is …
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Teaching Two Children with Autism to Follow a Computer-Mediated Activity Schedule Utilizing Microsoft® PowerPoint® Presentation Software
… with autism typically exhibit deficits in behavior and also in visual processing. Development and implementation of visually-cued instructional procedures, combined with electronic technology, have been used successfully to teach children with autism complex behavior chains. This study used …
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Relationships between preschoolers' attitudes and play behaviors toward classmates with disabilities
… typically developing preschoolers’ attitudes and play behaviors toward their classmates with disabilities or developmental delays. Children’s attitudes toward peers with disabilities were assessed using three different methods: child interviews, Sociometric Peer Ratings, and a Social Acceptance …
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Poetisas de cordel: temáticas abordadas em sua produção literária
… Pettiness, Weatherproof, temperament, Play, behavior, counseling, Ecology, Food, Health, Magic, Linguistics, Education, Memory, Morality, Politics, Evolution, Transformation, Nature, colonization, Election, Awareness Communication Matrimonio, Evil, Cataloging, adventure, betrayal, …
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The Play Behaviors of Young Children Exposed to a Traumatic Event
… between exposures to a traumatic event and play behaviors of child witnesses to the World Trade Center terrorist attacks in 2001, using a subsample of 71 children from the NYC Young Children's Project (NYCYCP) interviewed 9-12 months after the event. Child Behavior Checklist broadband scales …
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Ludus ex machina : toward computational play
… to explore for the sake of exploring. These behaviors fly in the face of traditional implementations of computation, and raise difficult questions about the autonomy and subjectivity of artificially intelligent machines. This thesis proposes computational play as a field of research covering …
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Nico's bubbles : the story of a whale, some crows, and the search for sentience
… "turn off' survival drives in order to engage in play behavior. In fact, nonhuman animal intelligence research is exploding rather wildly onto the scene. Other scientists aren't as fortunate. They have a much more difficult time identifying with any certainty that nonhuman animals experience …
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Play as the zone of proximal development: collaborative constructive block play
Based on Vygotsky's theoretical construct that play creates the zone of proximal development, this study was designed to examine the processes and outcomes involved in collaboration among dyads of 4-year-olds (matched for equal and unequal levels of play) in the context of constructive play with …
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The Characteristics of Play Therapy Sessions with Children: A Preliminary Investigation
… various characteristics of children in play therapy and their play behaviors during sessions. Specifically, this research investigated how gender, age, ethnicity, household and presenting problem of children impacted the play therapy process. Thirty-two cases of children who received ten …
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