Deferred imitation in 9- and 14-month-old infants: A longitudinal study of a Swedish sample

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 55-64

  Heimann, Mikael ^a   Meltzoff, Andrew N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 0040455240     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-835x.1996.tb00693.x     Document Type: Article

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