Circle Games (2019)
3 days ago
- #social interaction
- #child development
- #learning through play
- Babies and animals engage in simple repetitive activities called 'circle games', such as fetch or peek-a-boo.
- Circle games help children learn cause and effect, motor skills, and social interactions.
- Peek-a-boo may teach social cues like eye contact leading to positive attention or the concept of people leaving and returning.
- Social development relies on responsive interactions; neglect can lead to developmental issues.
- Repetition in learning is enjoyable for babies mastering a skill, contradicting the idea that drill is inherently boring.
- Adults also engage in circle games, such as repetitive arguments or adversarial interactions, which may serve to learn resistance or social boundaries.
- Maladaptive social behaviors can be seen as adversarial circle games, possibly indicating a need for more practice in certain social lessons.
- Different reasons why someone might repeat an interaction include slow learning rates, high importance of the interaction, strong prior beliefs, or lack of variation.
- The fascination with repetition varies based on individual learning algorithms and the context of the skill being learned.