Age-related changes in learning across early childhood: A new imitation task

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 719-732

  Dickerson, Kelly ^a   Gerhardstein, Peter ^a   Zack, Elizabeth ^b   Barr, Rachel ^b  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Early childhood; Imitation; Preschool; Puzzles; Social learning

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EARLY CHILDHOOD; FEMALE; GESTURE; HUMAN; IMITATION; INFANT; LEARNING; MALE; MOTIVATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUZZLES; SOCIAL LEARNING; STANDARD; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VIDEORECORDING;

EARLY CHILDHOOD; IMITATION; PRESCHOOL; PUZZLES; SOCIAL LEARNING;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GESTURES; GOALS; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; INFANT; LEARNING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84885472390     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: 10982302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.21068     Document Type: Article

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