PSYC 2290 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-4: Operant Conditioning, Social Cost
19 Sep 2017
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The article i chose is from the guardian, may 28, 2016. Toys help children learn new skills, encourage creativity and imagination. When social restrictions are placed upon them to play with gender-appropriate toys the child misses out on exploring new areas. As a result, if a toy is labelled for one gender the opposite gender will not approach it. The goal is to still have dress-up dolls and race cars, but to blur the pink and blue line, and create them in every colour available to all kids. This topic has lead to conferences in the white house and campaigns such as, let toys be. Toys, to stop retailers on categorizing toys, and allow children to play with what interests them: a. Parents taking turns to make dinner, helping with homework, and putting kids to bed displays non-traditional alternatives to children.
