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Exploratory Play

Exploratory Play is a form of play behavior characterized by spontaneous, sensory-based investigation of objects, materials, or environments to discover their properties and affordances, distinguishing it from rule-governed or socially imitative forms of play.

73

Publications

5.3K

Citations

180

Authors

80

Institutions

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2017–2026

21

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Publications

73

The double-edged sword of pedagogy: Instruction limits spontaneous exploration and discovery

Elizabeth Bonawitz, Patrick Shafto, Hyowon Gweon et al. · Cognition · 2011 · 726 citations · Full text

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Serious fun: Preschoolers engage in more exploratory play when evidence is confounded.

Laura Schulz, Elizabeth Bonawitz · Developmental Psychology · 2007 · 466 citations · Full text

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Play Behavior in the Year-Old Infant: Early Sex Differences

Susan Goldberg, Michael Lewis · Child Development · 1969 · 327 citations

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Where science starts: Spontaneous experiments in preschoolers’ exploratory play

Claire Cook, Noah D. Goodman, Laura Schulz · Cognition · 2011 · 324 citations · Full text

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Infants' Ability to Draw Inferences about Nonobvious Object Properties: Evidence from Exploratory Play

Dare A. Baldwin, Ellen M. Markman, Riikka L. Melartin · Child Development · 1993 · 212 citations

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Authors

180

  1. LS
    Laura Schulz

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    11 publications · 1.7K citations

    10

    h-index

  2. EB
    Elizabeth Bonawitz

    Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States

    8 publications · 1.4K citations

    8

    h-index

  3. MH
    Marc H. Bornstein

    Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, United States

    8 publications · 433 citations

    8

    h-index

  4. PV
    Paola Venuti

    University of Trento, Italy

    5 publications · 253 citations

    5

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  5. SD
    Simona de Falco

    University of Trento, Italy

    5 publications · 253 citations

    5

    h-index

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Institutions

80

  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    10 h-index

    25 publications

    3.6K citations

  2. University of Trento

    Trento, Italy

    5 h-index

    15 publications

    759 citations

  3. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    1.5K citations

  4. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

    Bethesda, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    172 citations

  5. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    135 citations

  6. Health and Human Development (2HD) Research Network

    Douala, Cameroon

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    419 citations

  7. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    171 citations

  8. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    801 citations

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Venues

  1. Child Development

    7 publications · 1.3K citations

    7

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  2. Developmental Psychology

    4 publications · 670 citations

    4

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  3. International Journal of Behavioral Development

    IJBD · 3 publications · 83 citations

    3

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  4. Cognition

    2 publications · 1.1K citations

    2

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