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Peer reviewedNamy, Laura L.; Smith, Linda B.; Gershkoff-Stowe, Lisa – Cognitive Development, 1997
Examined whether spatial classification is discovered during play and if external products of play lead children to use space to represent similarity. Found through two experiments--a longitudinal study of four children's classification behaviors, and the examination of play behavior with two types of objects--that comparison of different kinds…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Classification, Cognitive Development, Longitudinal Studies


