Developmental changes in deferred imitation by 6- to 24-month-old infants

Infant Behavior and Development

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 159-170

  Barr, Rachel ^b   Dowden, Anne ^b   Hayne, Harlene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Deferred imitation; Infancy; Memory development

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030116922     PISSN: 01636383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-6383(96)90015-6     Document Type: Article

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