Imitation in infancy: The wealth of the stimulus

Developmental Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 92-105

  Ray, Elizabeth ^a   Heyes, Cecilia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ALL SOULS COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IMITATION; INFANT; LEARNING; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; VISION;

COGNITION; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENTION; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEARNING; MOVEMENT; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 78650139592     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2010.00961.x     Document Type: Article

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