Infant Imitation and Memory: Nine-Month-Olds in Immediate and Deferred Tests.

Meltzoff, Andrew N.

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ERIC Number: EJ367888

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1988

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Infant Imitation and Memory: Nine-Month-Olds in Immediate and Deferred Tests.

Meltzoff, Andrew N.

Child Development, v59 n1 p217-25 Feb 1988

Investigates ability of nine-month-old infants to imitate simple actions with novel objects. Looks at both immediate and deferred imitation. Findings show that imitation in early infancy can span wide enough delays to be of potential service in social development. (Author/RWB)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Imitation, Infant Behavior, Infants, Memory, Novelty (Stimulus Dimension), Observational Learning, Perceptual Development, Visual Discrimination

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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