Play Functions is a theoretical construct that identifies and categorizes the adaptive, developmental, and evolutionary purposes served by play behavior, distinguishing it from other play-related concepts by specifying the underlying biological, cognitive, and social benefits that play behaviors confer on individuals across species.
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Play and Its Role in the Mental Development of the Child
L. S. Vygotsky · Soviet Psychology · 1967 · 2.4K citations
Bennett M. Berger, Roger Caillois, Meyer Barash · American Sociological Review · 1963 · 1.3K citations
Jaak Panksepp · Developmental Psychobiology · 1981 · 539 citations
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- GMGordon M. Burghardt
University of Tennessee at Knoxville, United States
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University of Lethbridge
Lethbridge, Canada
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1.5K citations
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, United States
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University of Pisa
Pisa, Italy
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11 publications
436 citations
Utrecht University
Utrecht, The Netherlands
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8 publications
337 citations
University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Knoxville, United States
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243 citations
Goldsmiths University of London
London, United Kingdom
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Pennsylvania State University
State College, United States
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Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
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- Animal Behaviour
12 publications · 764 citations
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- American journal of play
8 publications · 692 citations
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- Primates
6 publications · 238 citations
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- Behaviour
6 publications · 279 citations
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- Choice Reviews Online
CRO · 6 publications · 926 citations
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