Imitation in infancy and the acquisition of body knowledge

Early Development of Body Representations

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 207-226

  Jones, Susan ^a   Yoshida, Hanako ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

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EID: 84865385439     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139019484.016     Document Type: Chapter

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