object play

play that involves the manipulation of items in the environment, such as banging toys together, throwing them around, or arranging them in specific configurations. It is one of three traditionally identified basic types of play (the others being locomotor play and social play) and may occur in a solitary or social context.

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December 21st 2024

phase modulation

see modulation.