L A Barnett
Biographic Data
| ID | 6187349 |
|---|---|
| NAME | L A Barnett |
| GIVEN NAMES | L A |
| FAMILY NAME | Barnett |
| SIGNATURE | BARNETT L A |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The nature of playfulness in young adults
Young children's free play and problem‐solving ability
This study was initiated to experimentally demonstrate a relationship between young children's play behavior and problem‐solving ability. Preschool children were initially given the opportunity to either view a puppet show demonstration or engage in undirected play with a variety of materials which were later presented in a task. The children in the free play group were shown to perform as well on both aspects of the task as those who viewed the …
Play, pleasure, and pain
An explanation to account for play behaviors which reflect the reenactment of an unpleasant event has been derived from the view that playful experiences serve to reduce anxiety. It has been suggested that play serves as a neutralizing medium by which young children manipulate a traumatic or anxiety‐inducing situation in an attempt to gain mastery over the event. Observations of young children at play have provided some anecdotal evidence, but as…
Children's play and the processing of information
Levels of novelty and complexity in two toy puzzles were manipulated to test an arousal‐seeking theory of play. Preschool children played with either a simple or complex toy puzzle; fifteen‐minute sessions of play and task‐oriented behaviors were videotaped and assigned to one of nine behavioral categories. Differences in duration to puzzle solution were found to be a function of complexity level, and of prior exposure with the same or different …
Play, pleasure, and pain
An explanation to account for play behaviors which reflect the reenactment of an unpleasant event has been derived from the view that playful experiences serve to reduce anxiety. It has been suggested that play serves as a neutralizing medium by which young children manipulate a traumatic or anxiety‐inducing situation in an attempt to gain mastery over the event. Observations of young children at play have provided some anecdotal evidence, but as…
Children's play and the processing of information
Levels of novelty and complexity in two toy puzzles were manipulated to test an arousal‐seeking theory of play. Preschool children played with either a simple or complex toy puzzle; fifteen‐minute sessions of play and task‐oriented behaviors were videotaped and assigned to one of nine behavioral categories. Differences in duration to puzzle solution were found to be a function of complexity level, and of prior exposure with the same or different …
Play, pleasure, and pain
An explanation to account for play behaviors which reflect the reenactment of an unpleasant event has been derived from the view that playful experiences serve to reduce anxiety. It has been suggested that play serves as a neutralizing medium by which young children manipulate a traumatic or anxiety‐inducing situation in an attempt to gain mastery over the event. Observations of young children at play have provided some anecdotal evidence, but as…
Young children's free play and problem‐solving ability
This study was initiated to experimentally demonstrate a relationship between young children's play behavior and problem‐solving ability. Preschool children were initially given the opportunity to either view a puppet show demonstration or engage in undirected play with a variety of materials which were later presented in a task. The children in the free play group were shown to perform as well on both aspects of the task as those who viewed the …
The nature of playfulness in young adults
Psychology (4 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Child and Animal Learning Development (2 works) · Cognitive psychology (2 works) · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience (2 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Task (project management (2 works) · Anxiety (1 work)