Imitation in Newborn Infants: Exploring the Range of Gestures Imitated and the Underlying Mechanisms.

Meltzoff, Andrew N.; Moore, M. Keith

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Publication Date: 1989

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Imitation in Newborn Infants: Exploring the Range of Gestures Imitated and the Underlying Mechanisms.

Meltzoff, Andrew N.; Moore, M. Keith

Developmental Psychology, v25 n6 p954-62 Nov 1989

Evaluated psychological mechanisms underlying imitation of facial actions in 40 newborn infants. Results showed imitation of head movement and a tongue-protrusion gesture. Subjects imitated from memory after displays had stopped. (RJC)

Descriptors: Imitation, Infant Behavior, Neonates, Perceptual Motor Learning, Responses

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Language: English

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