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Barr, Rachel; Hayne, Harlene – Child Development, 1999
Five experiments with 12-, 15-, and 18-month-olds examined 276 infants' ability to learn from television under semi-naturalistic conditions. Findings indicated that infants of all ages imitated live-modeled actions. There were age- and task-related differences in infants' ability to imitate the same television-modeled actions. Findings highlighted…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Imitation, Infant Behavior