SOCIAL CLASS, INTELLIGENCE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN'S PLAY INTERESTS

SUMMARY An experiment is described which investigates the effect of social class and intelligence on the play behaviour of 51/2‐year‐old boys during a 75 min period. Interest in their play was assessed using a variety of measures: (1) flitting; (2) number of toys played with; (3) level of constructi...

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Published in:Journal of child psychology and psychiatry 1972-09, Vol.13 (3), p.167-181
Main Authors: Kniveton, Bromley H., Pike, Celia L. R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attention
Boredom
Child, Preschool
Creativity
Humans
Intelligence
Intelligence Tests
Male
Play and Playthings
Social Class
Time Factors
Verbal Behavior
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Summary:SUMMARY An experiment is described which investigates the effect of social class and intelligence on the play behaviour of 51/2‐year‐old boys during a 75 min period. Interest in their play was assessed using a variety of measures: (1) flitting; (2) number of toys played with; (3) level of constructiveness of play; and (4) verbal interaction with experimenter. The results showed: (1) there was no significant difference in amount of Hitting between social class groups; (2) middle‐class children played with more toys than working‐class children; (3) social class, intelligence and time in the play situation interacted in their influence on constructiveness of play but had no effect on “normal play”. Constructiveness decreased with time and was interpreted as a symptom of boredom; (4) as predicted, middle‐class children talked with the experimenter more than working‐class children.
ISSN:0021-9630
1469-7610
DOI:10.1111/j.1469-7610.1972.tb01142.x