An Examination of Verbal Imitative Performance in Young Children.

Forehand, Rex; Gardner, Harold L.

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Publication Date: 1973

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An Examination of Verbal Imitative Performance in Young Children

Forehand, Rex; Gardner, Harold L.

Journal of Psychology, 85, 323-28, Nov 73

Examines the effects of chronological age, mental age, and intelligence quotient on verbal imitation of five-year-old children, concluding that transition occurs during the fifth year of life as young five-year-olds emitted more mimical and less conceptual responses than older five-year-olds. (RB)

Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Imitation, Language Research, Preschool Children, Verbal Development

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