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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

Gender Differences in Preschoolers’ Prosocial Behavior Toward Peers during Engineering Play

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Developmental

  • Noah Moore
    SUNY Geneseo
  • Brittany Bearss
    SUNY Geneseo
  • Matthew Shin
    SUNY Geneseo
  • Samantha Rosenberg
    SUNY Geneseo
  • Cassidy Kamean
    SUNY Geneseo
  • Leila Sassouni
    SUNY Geneseo
  • Zachary Gold
    Concordia University
  • Ganie DeHart
    The State University of New York, Geneseo

Abstract

As part of a study of engineering play, preschoolers’ prosocial behavior was examined during a construction task with peers in a pre-K program. The rate and type of prosocial behavior varied, depending on the gender make-up of the dyads.

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