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Peer reviewedLegerstee, Maria – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1991
In one condition, infants were presented with tongue protrusions and mouth openings modeled by an adult. In another condition, these gestures were simulated by objects. Infants in the first condition reproduced the gestures at significant levels, but infants in the second condition did not. Findings indicate that imitation is a social response.…
Descriptors: Body Language, Facial Expressions, Foreign Countries, Imitation
