Dr. Brenda Todd carried out an experiment involving 90 babies aged between nine months and 36 months. They were allowed to choose from seven toys. Some were boys’ toys:a car,a digger,a ball and a blue teddy (泰迪熊). The rest were girls?toys:a pink teddy,a dtoll and a cooking set. They were placed a metre away from the toys,and could pick whichever they pleased. Their choices,and the amount of time they spent playing with each toy were recorded.

　　Of the youngest children (between nine months and 14 months),girls spent much longer playing with the doll than boys,and boys spent much more time with the car and ball than girls did. Among the two-and-three-year-olds,girls spent 50 percent of the time playing with the doll while only two boys briefly touched it. The boys spent almost 90 percent of their time playing with the car,which the girls barely touched. There was no link between the parents?views on which toys were more appropriate for boys or girlls,and the children抯 choices.y

　　Dr. Brenda Todd said,揅hildren of this age are already exposed to much socialization. Boys may be given toys that move while girls get toys which may help shape their preferences. But these findings are consistent with the former idea that childrehn show interest in particular kinds of toys. There could be a biological basis for their choices. Males through evolution have been well adapted to prefer moving objects,probably through hunting instincts (本能),while girls prefer warmer colors such as pink,the color of a newborn baby.”

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