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Direct linkFlynn, Emma; Whiten, Andrew – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2008
We investigated developmental changes in the level of information children incorporate into their imitation when a model executes complex, hierarchically organized actions. A total of 57 3-year-olds and 60 5-year-olds participated, watching video demonstrations of an "artificial fruit" box being opened through a complex series of nine different…
Descriptors: Imitation, Child Development, Young Children, Child Behavior
DiYanni, Cara; Kelemen, Deborah – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2008
We present three studies exploring 2- to 4-year-olds' imitation on witnessing a model whose questionable tool use choices suggested her untrustworthiness. In Study 1, children observed the model accidentally select a physically optimal tool for a task and then intentionally reject it for one that was functionally nonaffordant. When asked to…
Descriptors: Cues, Predictor Variables, Imitation, Cognitive Processes
Strouse, Gabrielle A.; Troseth, Georgene L. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2008
Imitation of people on educational television is a potential way for very young children to learn new skills. Although toddlers in previous studies exhibited a "video deficit" in learning, 24-month-olds in Study 1 successfully reproduced behaviors modeled by a person who was on video as well as they did those modeled by a person who was present in…
Descriptors: Television Viewing, Imitation, Toddlers, Information Sources
Effects of Modeling Action Sequence on the Play of Twelve, Fifteen, and Nineteen-Month-Old Children.
Peer reviewedFenson, Larry; Ramsay, Douglas S. – Child Development, 1981
Examined the relation between the spontaneous occurrence in play of simple two-part action sequences and the frequency of these sequences and their components following modeling at 12, 15, and 19 months of age. Play following modeling was typically more advanced but only 19-month-old children generally were able to imitate complete sequences.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Infants
Thomas, Jerry R.; And Others – Research Quarterly, 1977
Performance of seven- and nine-year old children in a balance task was found to be similar when no demonstration was provided while initial demonstration improved the performance of both groups. Demonstration at an intermediate point in the task facilitated the nine-year-olds' performance but was detrimental to the performance of the younger…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Elementary School Students, Modeling (Psychology)
Montgomery, J. Anne – 1977
Imitation in the speech of the child serves at least three functions in the development of linguistic competence. Imitation provides auditory feedback for phonological and morpho-syntactic accuracy, produces a model for verification and/or clarification by speakers, and "makes time" for the processing and acquisition of information. Beyond these…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Child Language, Imitation
