How do children ape? Applying concepts from the study of non-human primates to the developmental study of 'imitation' in children

Developmental Science

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-14

  Want, Stephen C ^a   Harris, Paul L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

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EID: 0036003585     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-7687.00194     Document Type: Review

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