The role of 'action-effects' and agency in toddlers' imitation

Cognitive Development

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 69-76

  Danish, Dalia ^a   Russell, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action effects; Emulation; Imitation; Stimulus enhancement

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846346599     PISSN: 08852014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogdev.2006.08.001     Document Type: Article

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