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Kaitz, Marsha; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1988
Ability of 26 newborns to imitate facial expressions was examined. When infants observed emotional facial expressions, they did not show imitative matching of the modeled expressions. However, when tongue protrusion was modeled, infants did produce the modeled gesture. (PCB)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Facial Expressions, Foreign Countries