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Direct linkYu, Yue; Kushnir, Tamar – Developmental Psychology, 2014
This study asked whether children's tendency to imitate selectively (ignore causally unnecessary actions) versus faithfully ("overimitate" causally unnecessary actions) varies across ages and social contexts. In the first experiment, 2-year-olds and 4-year-olds were randomly assigned to play 1 of 3 prior games with a demonstrator: a…
Descriptors: Social Environment, Imitation, Puzzles, Toddlers
