Developmental changes in imitation from television during infancy

Child Development

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1067-1081

  Barr, Rachel ^b   Hayne, Harlene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMITATION; INFANT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZATION; TELEVISION; VIDEORECORDING;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TELEVISION; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0033192189     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8624.00079     Document Type: Article

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