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Peer reviewedMeltzoff, Andrew N. – Developmental Psychology, 1995
Two experiments examined whether 40 infants would reenact what an adult did or intended to do: (1) infants observed an adult unsuccessfully attempt to complete 4 target acts; and (2) children observed a mechanical device tracing the adults' actions. Infants could infer adults' intentions and imitate target acts, suggesting that children can…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Discrimination Learning
