The effect of social engagement on 24-month-olds' imitation from live and televised models

Developmental Science

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 722-731

  Nielsen, Mark ^a   Simcock, Gabrielle ^a   Jenkins, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMITATION; LEARNING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TELEVISION; VISION;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TELEVISION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 49549105968     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2008.00722.x     Document Type: Article

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