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Del Giudice, Marco; Manera, Valeria; Keysers, Christian – Developmental Science, 2009
Mirror neurons are increasingly recognized as a crucial substrate for many developmental processes, including imitation and social learning. Although there has been considerable progress in describing their function and localization in the primate and adult human brain, we still know little about their ontogeny. The idea that mirror neurons result…
Descriptors: Socialization, Student Attitudes, Brain, Children
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Ryalls, Brigette Oliver; Gul, Robina E.; Ryalls, Kenneth R. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 2000
Studied the imitation behavior of thirty 14- to 18-month-olds using peer and adult models in an elicited imitation paradigm. Indicated significant memory for 3-step behavior sequences both immediately after modeling and 1 week later compared with baseline performance. Found that children in the peer model group outperformed children in the adult…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Adults, Age Groups, Children