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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 2.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Intellect Dev Disabil. 2009 Jul;114(4):274–288. doi: 10.1352/1944-7558-114.4:274-288

Table 2.

Maternal supportive behaviors coding scheme

Type of behavior Description Kappa
Widening Description of the features of the toys and
demonstration of how they work, while increasing
play sophistication.
.76
Control of attention Attempt to direct child attention .74
Control of Action Attempt to direct child action .78
Restriction Attempt to prevent the child from completing an
action towards himself/herself or the environment
.79
Proposition Proposing a new play action .80
Default Not engaged in any of the above behaviors