William Damon' first stage of friendship development deals with child ages from 4-7. They based they friendship on other behavior. Children see their friends just how they see themselves. It is sometimes called a handy playmate. For instance, kid1 likes to play barbie doll. Kid2 likes to play barbie doll so kid1 is a friend of kid2.
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Either neutral (meaning no preference at all) or you like one of the other smaller parties I.e. Environmental