General Processes, Rather Than "Goals," Explain Imitation Errors

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1158-1169

  Bird, Geoffrey ^a   Brindley, Rachel ^a   Leighton, Jane ^a   Heyes, Cecilia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

associative sequence learning (ASL); goal directed theory of imitation (GOADI); imitation; mirror neuron; pen and cups task

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMITATION; LEARNING; MALE; MOTIVATION;

ADULT; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE;

EID: 36049029631     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.33.5.1158     Document Type: Article

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