Infant imitation from television using novel touch screen technology

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-26

  Zack, Elizabeth ^a   Barr, Rachel ^a   Gerhardstein, Peter ^b   Dickerson, Kelly ^b   Meltzoff, Andrew N ^c  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPREHENSION; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMITATION; INFANT; LEARNING; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECALL; TELEVISION;

ATTENTION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COMPREHENSION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TELEVISION; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY); USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 67650292859     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151008X334700     Document Type: Article

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