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Play-fighting /
Play Fighting considers the possible benefits of play for humans and animals. This book is divided into two main topics-animal play and human play. In these topics, this text specifically discusses the definition, evolution, and function of play; criteria of chasing and play fighting; function of la...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Academic Press,
1975.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Play Fighting considers the possible benefits of play for humans and animals. This book is divided into two main topics-animal play and human play. In these topics, this text specifically discusses the definition, evolution, and function of play; criteria of chasing and play fighting; function of laughter in human play; and spurious correlation between exploratory and playful species. The surplus energy and catharsis theories of play; vestibular stimulation acting as a reinforcer; function of mother-infant play; and properties of play-fear and serious-fear stimuli are also elaborated. This com. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 319 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-311) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780120494507 0120494507 9781483261119 1483261115 |