Effects of imitating gestures during encoding or during retrieval of novel verbs on children's test performance

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 173-179

  De Nooijer, Jacqueline A ^a   Van Gog, Tamara ^a   Paas, Fred ^a,b   Zwaan, Rolf A ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Embodiment; Gestures; Imitation; Motor action; Word learning

Indexed keywords

2340; 2343; ARTICLE; CHILD; EDUCATION; EMBODIMENT; FEMALE; GESTURE; HUMAN; IMITATION; LANGUAGE; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MOTOR ACTION; NETHERLANDS; RECALL; TIME; WORD LEARNING;

2340; 2343; EMBODIMENT; GESTURES; IMITATION; MOTOR ACTION; WORD LEARNING;

CHILD; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; GESTURES; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; LANGUAGE; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; NETHERLANDS; TIME FACTORS; VERBAL LEARNING; VOCABULARY;

EID: 84880371426     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2013.05.013     Document Type: Article

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