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Smillie, D. – 1978
This paper briefly reviews studies pertaining to the imitation of facial gestures in early infancy. It is suggested that imitation provides for the initiation of a reciprocal exchange between mother and infant, but does not sustain such an interaction, since this requires a continually varied and changing pattern of gestures. Thus there is an…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Imitation, Infant Behavior, Interaction Process Analysis
