Symbolic Play: The Development of Social Understanding

28 months ability able action activities acts adult analysis appeared baby bear behavior Chapter child cognitive communication conceptual context conversation create described Developmental directed doll dyads early effect enactment engage episodes evidence example experience figures findings frequently function Garvey girls going human included increase indicated infants initially interaction interest joint knowledge language make-believe materials meaning measures metacommunicative modeling months mother objects observed occurred organization performed person Piaget players possible present Press pretend play reality refers relationship represent representation response role role-play rule schemes script sequence session shared showed sibling significant similar situation skills social speech spontaneous structure substitution suggest symbolic play Table talk theme toys transformations understanding utterances verbal volume Wolf York young