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ERIC Number: EJ304627
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Peer Presence and the Exploratory Behavior of Eighteen- and Thiry-Month-Old Children.
Gunnar, Megan R.; And Others
Child Development, v55 n3 p1103-09 Jun 1984
Examines the effect of an unfamiliar peer in a situation requiring a subject's separation from mother in order to play with attractive toys. Observation of 20 children 18 months old and 20 children 30 months old revealed that peer presence facilitated initial separation for both ages, but that age differences in subsequent behaviors existed. (CB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attachment Behavior, Cooperation, Developmental Stages, Group Dynamics, Infants, Mothers, Observation, Peer Influence, Play, Preschool Children, Separation Anxiety
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Parallel Play