Speaking of Psychology

Encore - Psychology takes toys seriously, with Barry Kudrowitz, PhD, and Doris Bergen, PhD

Dec 21, 2022

44:36

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Barry Kudrowitz

Doris Bergen

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Playfulness Is a Basic Human Characteristic

05:53

Is There a Difference Between Educational Toys and Fun Toy?

02:43

What Kind of Toys Do You Have for Your Kids?

06:59

Introduction

3min

What Is the Purpose of Toys?

3min

What Makes a Toy a Good Toy?

2min

Is There a Difference Between Educational Toys and Fun Toy?

3min

Is It Just the Creative End of Childhood?

4min

What Happens to Children Who Grow Up Without Toys?

3min

Do Toy Companies Consult With a Developmental Psychology Consultant?

2min

Play in the Netherlands? Is It a Con?

4min

Bathroom Humor and Potty Related Toys That Defecate

3min

10.

Boy or Girl Toys? Is That a Gendered Thing?

3min

11.

Playfulness Is a Basic Human Characteristic

6min

12.

What Kind of Toys Do You Have for Your Kids?

7min

Just in time for toy-buying season, Barry Kudrowitz, PhD, a toy designer and professor of product design at the University of Minnesota, and Doris Bergen, PhD, a professor emerita of educational psychology at Miami University in Ohio, discuss the psychology of toys. What makes something a good toy? Why do some toys stand the test of time while others fizzle out after one season? How has technology changed the way kids play with toys? Does gender affect kids’ toy choices? And do we ever grow out of toys?

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