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The Ghost Condition: Imitation Versus Emulation in Young Children's Observational Learning.

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Thompson, Doreen E.; Russell, James – Developmental Psychology, 2004

Although observational learning by children may occur through imitating a modeler's actions, it can also occur through learning about an object's dynamic affordances- a process that M. Tomasello (1996) calls "emulation." The relative contributions of imitation and emulation within observational learning were examined in a study with 14- to…

Descriptors: Imitation, Observational Learning, Toddlers, Modeling (Psychology)

How Feedback from a Listener Affects Children's Referential Communciation Skills.

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Sonnenschein, Susan – Developmental Psychology, 1984

Investigates how feedback from a listener helps kindergarteners attend to message quality and how such feedback affects speaking and listening skills. Results indicate that kindergarteners learn to assess message adequacy by observing listeners flounder with inadequate messages.(Author/AS)

Descriptors: Ambiguity, Auditory Discrimination, Auditory Perception, Communication Skills