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Peer reviewedLegerstee, Maria – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1991
In one condition, infants were presented with tongue protrusions and mouth openings modeled by an adult. In another condition, these gestures were simulated by objects. Infants in the first condition reproduced the gestures at significant levels, but infants in the second condition did not. Findings indicate that imitation is a social response.…
Descriptors: Body Language, Facial Expressions, Foreign Countries, Imitation
Peer reviewedRyalls, 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
