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Moerk, Ernst L.; Moerk, Claudia – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1979
Presents methodological and factual analyses of children's use of imitative speech as a strategy in language acquisition. The impact of conversational interactions and picture-story books on the speech of one girl aged 20 to 32 months is demonstrated. Four methodological problem areas are analyzed. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Generalization, Imitation, Infants

Vitaro, Frank; Robert, Michele – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1986
Appraises the respective contribution of initial competence and of imitation of modeled response in the observational learning of conservation among first grade children. (HOD)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Compensation (Concept)