Imitation is mediated by many goals, not just one

Developmental Science

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 27-29

  Gattis, Merideth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0036003583     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-7687.00201     Document Type: Note

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