Delayed Imitation of Complex Behavioural Sequences by 14- To 16-Month Olds

Infant and Child Development

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 171-180

  Eskritt, M ^a   Donald, M ^a   Muir, D W ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Imitation; Memory; Representation

Indexed keywords

EID: 2742549766     PISSN: 15227227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0917(199812)7:4<171::aid-edp168>3.0.co;2-1     Document Type: Article

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