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Direct linkSubiaul, Francys; Patterson, Eric M.; Schilder, Brian; Renner, Elizabeth; Barr, Rachel – Developmental Science, 2015
In contrast to other primates, human children's imitation performance goes from low to high fidelity soon after infancy. Are such changes associated with the development of other forms of learning? We addressed this question by testing 215 children (26-59 months) on two social conditions (imitation, emulation)--involving a demonstration--and two…
Descriptors: Young Children, Child Development, Imitation, Learning Processes
Ray, Elizabeth; Heyes, Cecilia – Developmental Science, 2011
Imitation requires the imitator to solve the correspondence problem--to translate visual information from modelled action into matching motor output. It has been widely accepted for some 30 years that the correspondence problem is solved by a specialized, innate cognitive mechanism. This is the conclusion of a poverty of the stimulus argument,…
Descriptors: Neonates, Imitation, Visual Stimuli, Perceptual Motor Learning
