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Re-Examination of Oostenbroek et al. (2016): Evidence for Neonatal Imitation of Tongue Protrusion
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Meltzoff, Andrew N.; Murray, Lynne; Simpson, Elizabeth; Heimann, Mikael; Nagy, Emese; Nadel, Jacqueline; Pedersen, Eric J.; Brooks, Rechele; Messinger, Daniel S.; De Pascalis, Leonardo; Subiaul, Francys; Paukner, Annika; Ferrari, Pier F. – Developmental Science, 2018
The meaning, mechanism, and function of imitation in early infancy have been actively discussed since Meltzoff and Moore's (1977) report of facial and manual imitation by human neonates. Oostenbroek et al. (2016) claim to challenge the existence of early imitation and to counter all interpretations so far offered. Such claims, if true, would have…
Descriptors: Neonates, Human Body, Imitation, Infants
Innate Intersubjectivity: Newborns' Sensitivity to Communication Disturbance
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Nagy, Emese – Developmental Psychology, 2008
In most of our social life we communicate and relate to others. Successful interpersonal relating is crucial to physical and mental well-being and growth. This study, using the still-face paradigm, demonstrates that even human neonates (n = 90, 3-96 hr after birth) adjust their behavior according to the social responsiveness of their interaction…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Social Life, Neonates, Interpersonal Relationship
A Reexamination of Newborns' Ability to Imitate Facial Expressions.
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Kaitz, Marsha; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1988
Ability of 26 newborns to imitate facial expressions was examined. When infants observed emotional facial expressions, they did not show imitative matching of the modeled expressions. However, when tongue protrusion was modeled, infants did produce the modeled gesture. (PCB)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Facial Expressions, Foreign Countries
The Impact of an Insult or Disability from Birth on Infants' Ability to Organize and Interpret Multiple Sources of Information.
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Urquhart, Marilyn K. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1993
Findings of a study of 32 infants attending a neonatal intensive care unit follow-up clinic included mechanically ventilated infants were more irritable than nonventilated infants; infants from lower income families were fussier than infants from higher income families; 5-minute Apgar scores were more predictive of infants' success on a visual…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Family Income
Reliable Individual Differences in Preterm Infants' Excitation Management.
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Korner, Anneliese F. – Child Development, 1996
Determined whether individual neonate characteristics could be detected and reliably measured in preterm infants. Results showed that preterms were highly self-consistent in their reactions to stimuli from neurobehavioral assessments. Highly reliable individual differences among infants were also seen. Individual consistencies and differences in…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Child Psychology, Emotional Response
Behavioral Outcomes of Young Children with Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol: Review and Analysis of Experimental Literature.
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Williams, Rosanne C.; Carta, Judith J. – Infants and Young Children, 1996
Analysis of 51 studies of developmental effects of prenatal exposure to alcohol in children from birth to 72 months found that, although adverse outcomes were found within each domain, age grouping, and exposure category, they comprised fewer than 50% of all outcomes measured. Most adverse outcomes were found in the neurobehavioral domain with…
Descriptors: Age, Alcohol Abuse, Behavior Patterns, Child Development
Imitation in Infancy. Cambridge Studies in Cognitive and Perceptual Development.
Nadel, Jacqueline, Ed.; Butterworth, George, Ed. – 1999
Modern research has suggested that imitation is a natural mechanism of learning and communication, yet the possibility of imitation in newborn humans has been controversial. This book looks at evidence for innate imitation in babies. The chapters in the first section of the book reassess the Piagetian tradition, especially concerning the relation…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Communication Research