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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 May 4.
Published in final edited form as: Infancy. 2019 Mar 6;24(3):368–391. doi: 10.1111/infa.12284

Table 6.

Comparing non-ordered vs. ordered construction types in toddlerhood.

Age
Action Type 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Nesting Non-ordered
Toys: Bowls, Sombreros
No nesting 18% 9% 9% 3% 7% 4% 2%
Nest 1 item 10% 9% 12% 5% 0% 7% 0%
Nest 2 items 4% 5% 2% 3% 0% 2% 5%
Nest 3 items 10% 7% 2% 3% 4% 0% 0%
Nest 4 items 2% 0% 4% 5% 2% 0% 3%
Nest 5 items 0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Nest 6+ items 54% 68% 72% 80% 87% 87% 90%
Ordered
Toys: Nesting cakes, Stacking cakes
No nesting 12% 16% 14% 8% 19% 16% 17%
Nest 1 item 31% 23% 21% 17% 14% 22% 12%
Nest 2 items 27% 33% 11% 19% 21% 14% 25%
Nest 3 items 20% 7% 36% 32% 18% 21% 14%
Nest 4 items 6% 14% 9% 10% 14% 14% 12%
Nest 5 items 4% 5% 2% 8% 7% 5% 12%
Nest 6+ items 0% 2% 7% 5% 7% 9% 8%
Affixing Non-ordered
Toys: Magnetic spheres, Porcupine blocks
No affixing 14% 5% 5% 3% 0% 0% 2%
Affix 1 item 20% 21% 17% 7% 5% 5% 5%
Affix 2 items 18% 20% 14% 10% 16% 12% 10%
Affix 3 items 20% 13% 12% 22% 18% 9% 10%
Affix 4+ items 28% 41% 52% 58% 61% 74% 74%
Ordered
Toys: Orange, Cauliflower
No affixing 34% 28% 14% 12% 17% 5% 11%
Affix 1 item 45% 41% 53% 37% 25% 31% 26%
Affix 2 items 17% 16% 17% 28% 32% 22% 28%
Affix 3 items 4% 14% 10% 10% 14% 25% 18%
Affix 4+ items 0% 2% 5% 13% 12% 17% 16%