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Peer reviewedBrody, Gene H.; Stoneman, Zolinda – Child Development, 1981
Results suggest that the age composition of peer groups influences the performance of peer-modeled information, thus providing an indication that imitation of peers is a selective process influenced by the relative age of the model to the observer. Data also suggest that observational learning is a complex process involving considerable…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Elementary Education, Imitation
Direct linkCallaghan, Tara C.; Rochat, Philippe; MacGillivray, Tanya; MacLellan, Crystal – Child Development, 2004
Social precursors to symbolic understanding of pictures were examined with 100 infants ages 6, 9, 12, 15, and 18 months. Adults demonstrated 1 of 2 stances toward pictures and objects (contemplative or manipulative), and then gave items to infants for exploration. For pictures, older infants (12, 15, and 18 months) emulated the adult's actions…
Descriptors: Infants, Socialization, Observational Learning, Pictorial Stimuli
Peer reviewedGottfried, Adele E.; Katz, Phyllis A. – Child Development, 1977
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Imitation, Modeling (Psychology), Observational Learning
Peer reviewedEkman, Paul; And Others – Child Development, 1980
Examined the development of the ability of 5-, 9-, and 13-year-old children to produce elemental and complex facial movements intentionally. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Age Differences, Children, Difficulty Level
Peer reviewedFouts, Gregory; Liikanen, Pirkko – Child Development, 1975
Descriptors: Age Differences, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Imitation
Peer reviewedParton, David A. – Child Development, 1976
Theories of imitation learning are examined regarding their account of how the infant acquires the ability to emit a response which resembles a response previously exhibited by another. The role of cognition in imitation learning theory is discussed. (BRT)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Imitation, Infant Behavior, Infants
Peer reviewedMeltzoff, Andrew N. – Child Development, 1988
Investigates ability of nine-month-old infants to imitate simple actions with novel objects. Looks at both immediate and deferred imitation. Findings show that imitation in early infancy can span wide enough delays to be of potential service in social development. (Author/RWB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Imitation, Infant Behavior
Peer reviewedDenney, Douglas R. – Child Development, 1972
Results lend support to the notion that children at different ages are differentially responsive to various conceptual-strategy models. (Author)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Concept Formation, Conceptual Tempo, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedLeifer, Aimee Dorr; And Others – Child Development, 1971
Relevance of cognitive and developmental variables to observational learning and imitation is also discussed. (Authors/MB)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Processes, Data Analysis
