Modeling play: distinguishing between origins and current functions
Pellis, S.M., Burghardt, G.M., Palagi, E., Mangel, M.
· 2010
★ NIFPlay Rating: 7
Rating Scale
10 Rigorous play-specific science
6–9 General biological science
5 Sound play research (uncontrolled)
1–4 Less rigorous / indirect
0 Indirect but high value
Burghardt and colleagues use computational and comparative approaches to distinguish between the evolutionary origins of play and its current adaptive functions.
