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Direct linkYu, Yue; Kushnir, Tamar – Developmental Psychology, 2014
This study asked whether children's tendency to imitate selectively (ignore causally unnecessary actions) versus faithfully ("overimitate" causally unnecessary actions) varies across ages and social contexts. In the first experiment, 2-year-olds and 4-year-olds were randomly assigned to play 1 of 3 prior games with a demonstrator: a…
Descriptors: Social Environment, Imitation, Puzzles, Toddlers
Seehagen, Sabine; Herbert, Jane S. – Infancy, 2011
Developmental changes in learning from peers and adults during the second year of life were assessed using an imitation paradigm. Independent groups of 15- and 24-month-old infants watched a prerecorded video of an unfamiliar child or adult model demonstrating a series of actions with objects. When learning was assessed immediately, 15-month-old…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Child Development, Object Manipulation, Adults
