The effect of the model's presence and of negative evidence on infants' selective imitation

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 14-25

  Király, Ildikó ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHOLOGY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Cognitive transparency; Failed attempt; Imitation and memory; Ostensive communicative cues; Selective imitation; Social context of imitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IMITATION; INFANT; MALE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TOOL USE;

CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TOOL USE BEHAVIOR;

EID: 55649088007     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2008.06.003     Document Type: Article

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