Why Do the Children (Pretend) Play?

被引：68
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作者：
Lillard, Angeline S. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Virginia, Dept Psychol, POB 400400, Charlottesville, VA 22904 USA
来源：
TRENDS IN COGNITIVE SCIENCES | 2017年 / 21卷 / 11期
关键词：
TUMBLE PLAY; SOCIAL PLAY; DEFICITS; OBJECT; DISABILITIES; RATS; AGE;
D O I：
10.1016/j.tics.2017.08.001
中图分类号：
B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号：
03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;
摘要：
Pretend play appears to be an evolved behavior because it is universal and appears on a set schedule. However, no specific functions have been determined for pretend play and empirical tests for its functions in humans are elusive. Yet animal play fighting can serve as an analog, as both activities involve as-if, metacommunicative signaling and symbolism. In the rat and some other animals, adaptive functions of play fighting include assisting social behavior and emotion regulation. Research is presented suggesting that pretend play might serve similar functions for humans.
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页码：826 / 834
页数：9
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