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Peer reviewedLewis, Michael; Sullivan, Margaret Wolan – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1985
Designed to explore (1) developmental changes in exact and partial imitation of manual and facial movements, (2) model differences, and (3) gesture differences, this study observed infants at 2, 12, and 24 weeks of age. A hypothesis is proposed that links early nonselective behaviors and attributed imitation to emergence of imitative behavior…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Body Language
Peer reviewedLipscomb, Thomas J.; And Others – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1985
Kindergarten and fourth-grade children participated in a study designed to assess the effects of number of models and type of behavior modeled on developmental differences of children's subsequent generosity. As predicted, generosity of younger children was affected by behavior of model(s) to a greater extent than was that of older children.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Children, Elementary Education
