Describe how past research has found that mother-child symbolic play interactions appear to be culture-specific.

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They are influenced by settings, customs, and cultural belief systems, factors that might in turn impact the development of children. In cultures that encourage interdependency, such as the Argentine and Japanese cultures, mother-child play interactions tend to concentrate on symbolic interactions. However, in cultures that value independence, such as the United States, mother-child interactions tend to center on exploration of the environment.

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