[PSY240H5] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes fot the exam (76 pages long!)
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Solitary play: indicative of an unhealthy pattern if. Children wander aimlessly from one toy to the next. If they are hovering (ie. child stands near peers who are playing, watching but not participating: healthy if. Maintaining focus on task (eg. colouring, building with lego) Could be a sign of divergent, creative thinking. Child does not show difficulty engaging in play with peers in other instances. Peer interactions in elementary school-aged children: peer networks expand, interactions are structured by adults (eg. in the classroom) and are also unstructured without adult supervision (eg. playground at recess, advances in cognition lead to. Increased capacity to maintain play and resolve conflict. Increased variety in activities engaged in with peers on a frequent basis. Evolutionary and cultural perspectives: culture- information acquired from others capable of affecting behaviour (social transmission, locally determined, intersection of genetics and culture. 5-htt serotonin gene variant- more common in japanese than westerners.
