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Thursday, January 2, 2014
Children Prefer Real Animals to Toys
A month ago, when I scanned a website page at http://www.toyswill.com/nici-plushstuffed-toys-penguin-with-green-scarf-30cm-p-280.html to look for some toys for my 10-month nephew, he saw me and got excited seeing the penguin toy. In the process the toy is being delivered, we brought him to the ocean park. When we were back, the toy arrived, but he didn’t like it at all, and showed more interest in a dog.
As a matter of fact, children as young as 11 months of age show a natural affinity for animals and this attraction includes animals that are widely feared by adults, including snakes and spiders.
These are the conclusions of a study published online in the British Journal of Developmental Psychology (BJDP). It was conducted by Vanessa LoBue from Rutgers University and Megan Bloom Pickard, Kathleen Sherman, Chrystal Axford and Judy S. DeLoache from the University of Virginia.
Children’s behaviour towards animals was explored over three experiments in which animals and attractive toys vied for the children’s attention.
The psychologists found that children as young as 11 months of age prefer live animals, including scary animals such as snakes and spiders, to toys. The study demonstrated that children spent more time with both benign and scary animals than with the toys and the quality of their interactions was also better. They gestured more towards animals, talked about the animals more, and asked their carers more questions about the animals than about the toys.
Vanessa LoBue concludes “The fact that children find animals so appealing suggests that children may benefit from having an animal, like a pet, in their lives. Our research develops the idea that animals may be a good instrument for learning. This is borne out by the widespread use of animal characters in children’s books and TV programmes.”
This study was conducted to examine two theories in psychology: The first is that humans have a natural affinity for all living things, and the second is the humans have a natural aversion for ancient predators like snakes and spiders. The research is important because it supports the first of the theories, but not the second and indicates that fear of scary animals is a learned behaviour, probably acquired via parents.
As a matter of fact, children as young as 11 months of age show a natural affinity for animals and this attraction includes animals that are widely feared by adults, including snakes and spiders.
These are the conclusions of a study published online in the British Journal of Developmental Psychology (BJDP). It was conducted by Vanessa LoBue from Rutgers University and Megan Bloom Pickard, Kathleen Sherman, Chrystal Axford and Judy S. DeLoache from the University of Virginia.
Children’s behaviour towards animals was explored over three experiments in which animals and attractive toys vied for the children’s attention.
The psychologists found that children as young as 11 months of age prefer live animals, including scary animals such as snakes and spiders, to toys. The study demonstrated that children spent more time with both benign and scary animals than with the toys and the quality of their interactions was also better. They gestured more towards animals, talked about the animals more, and asked their carers more questions about the animals than about the toys.
Vanessa LoBue concludes “The fact that children find animals so appealing suggests that children may benefit from having an animal, like a pet, in their lives. Our research develops the idea that animals may be a good instrument for learning. This is borne out by the widespread use of animal characters in children’s books and TV programmes.”
This study was conducted to examine two theories in psychology: The first is that humans have a natural affinity for all living things, and the second is the humans have a natural aversion for ancient predators like snakes and spiders. The research is important because it supports the first of the theories, but not the second and indicates that fear of scary animals is a learned behaviour, probably acquired via parents.
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
I want to choose a Teddy Bear from toyswill.com , but the teddy bear is too much, how can I choose one?
how can I choose one?
I love the toys, especial the teddy bear . I get a websit www.toyswill.com from my best friend. I can
find a lot of lucky teddy bear from it. now I want to buy one. But the teddy
bear is so lucky , how can I choose one?
http://www.toyswill.com/teddy-bear-toys-jumbo-brown-teddy-bear-plush-120cm-47in-p-428.html
http://www.toyswill.com/teddy-bear-toys-for-birthday-gift-bear-plush-cute-70cm-28in-p-426.html
http://www.toyswill.com/teddy-bear-plush-toys-happy-hugs-teddy-p-2148.html
Who can help me?
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