ECON 1B03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Lloyd Morrisett, Prosocial Behavior, Developmental Psychology

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Economics
• Course: ECON 1B03
• Professor: Hannah Holmes

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Nonsocial play children playing alone or watching others play but not playing themselves. Beginning at roughly 15 to 18 months of age, youngsters engage in associative play (they associate with one another) they engage in similar activities, talk or smile at one another, and share toys. Toward the 2nd birthday, cooperative play play organized around a theme and involving role play becomes common. Make-believe play is also common and, in addition to being fun, promotes cognitive development and lets children examine frightening topics. Parents foster children"s play by acting as skilled playmates, serving as social directors for their children, coaching social skills, and mediating disputes. Beyond preschool, peer relations improve and emphasize talking and being together, as well as rough-and-tumble play, which involves chasing, punching, shoving, and wrestling with peers (obviously more common among boys) When children are involved in rough-and-tumble play, they are usually smiling and sometimes laughing.