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Psychology Press Play and Exploration in Children and Animals - Psychology Press

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This comprehensive academic review examines why young animals and children devote significant time and energy to play despite its lack of immediate survival purpose. Drawing on decades of empirical research, the book explores the paradox of play from multiple perspectives, covering both solitary activity and peer-based play. Psychology Press presents a state-of-the-art analysis of exploration and play behaviours across species, addressing long-standing questions in animal behaviour studies. The work synthesises research findings to provide new understanding of developmental play patterns and their role in growth, learning, and social development across different animal species and childhood stages.

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Comprehensive review of decades of research on exploration and play in children and animals across multiple species.

Examines the paradox of why young animals at high risk for injury devote energy to purposeless play activity.

Covers both solitary play activity and peer-based play interactions in developmental contexts.

State-of-the-art synthesis of empirical investigation and debate in animal behaviour and child psychology.

Published by Psychology Press, a respected academic publisher specialising in psychological research and theory.

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hardcover
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Amazon UK
Release Date
01 November 1999
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23 December 2006

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