Toy play, play tempo, and reaction to frustration in infants.
Measures of toy play including duration and tempo of play were obtained for a combined sample of 7 male and 5 female infants 22 to 26 mo. of age. Additional measures of reaction to frustration were obtained during a second session where toys were placed out of reach of the subjects. Measures of frustration included crying, squirm/escape attempts, and non-crying vocalizations. Several correlations between toy play and reaction to frustration were found and were indicative of a general relationship between response persistence during play and attempts to escape from the frustrating situation.
D001288:Attention; D003071:Cognition; D005260:Female; D005639:Frustration; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010553:Personality Development; D010988:Play and Playthings; D002666:Psychology, Child