Play In Animals And Humans - Hardcover

SMITH

 
9780631134923: Play In Animals And Humans
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0631134921 ISBN 13: 9780631134923
Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 1984

Synopsis

This book is about play behaviour: what it is, what it is for, how we decribe and study it, how it evolved. The last ten years or so have seen a great burgeoning of interest in these questions among both psychologists and zoologists. This book draws together work on both animals and children to show what has been achieved. It illustrates how much of this research coheres sround the theme of development: play seen from the perspective of the evolutionary development of a species and play seen as crucial aspect of individual development. Combing general theoretical accounts ofplay behaviour with detailed discussionof research on particular species (including kittens, monkeys and rodents), Peter K. Smith sets out to inter-relate this work on animal behaviour with psychological research on human play, among young children, those of school age and adults. The topics covered include fantasy play, imaginary companions, object play, problem solving, rough and tumble play and children's games.

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Synopsis

This book is about play behaviour: what it is, what it is for, how we decribe and study it, how it evolved. The last ten years or so have seen a great burgeoning of interest in these questions among both psychologists and zoologists. This book draws together work on both animals and children to show what has been achieved. It illustrates how much of this research coheres sround the theme of development: play seen from the perspective of the evolutionary development of a species and play seen as crucial aspect of individual development. Combing general theoretical accounts ofplay behaviour with detailed discussionof research on particular species (including kittens, monkeys and rodents), Peter K. Smith sets out to inter-relate this work on animal behaviour with psychological research on human play, among young children, those of school age and adults. The topics covered include fantasy play, imaginary companions, object play, problem solving, rough and tumble play and children's games.

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Publisher
Wiley–Blackwell
Publication date
1984
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0631134921
ISBN 13 
9780631134923
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
346

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