Adult choice of toys affects children's prosocial and antisocial behavior

Volume: 111, Issue: 1, Pages: 181 - 193
Published: Jan 1, 1995
Abstract
The effect of short‐term exposure of neutral, prosocial, and antisocial toys on the prosocial and antisocial behavior of preschool children was studied during free play. The results indicated that prosocial toys elicit prosocial behavior and antisocial toys stimulate antisocial behavior. In response to both prosocial and antisocial toys, boys displayed more physical than verbal behavior while girls displayed more verbal than physical behavior....
Paper Details
Title
Adult choice of toys affects children's prosocial and antisocial behavior
Published Date
Jan 1, 1995
Volume
111
Issue
1
Pages
181 - 193
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