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Direct linkNielsen, Mark; Blank, Cornelia – Developmental Psychology, 2011
Unlike other animals, human children will copy all of an adult's goal-directed actions, including ones that are clearly unnecessary for achieving the demonstrated goal. Here we highlight how social affiliation is key to this species-specific behavior. Preschoolers watched 2 adults retrieve a toy from a novel apparatus. One adult included…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Developmental Tasks, Imitation, Task Analysis
