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Direct linkHuang, Chi-Tai; Heyes, Celilia; Charman, Tony – Cognitive Development, 2006
To clarify the nature of the social cognitive skills involved in preschoolers' reenactment of actions on objects, we studied 31- and 41-month-old children's reenactment of intended acts (''failed attempts'') in Meltzoff's [Meltzoff, A. N. (1995)]. Understanding the intentions of others: Reenactment of intended acts by 18-month-old children.…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Child Behavior, Imitation, Object Manipulation
