Extends the findings of previous research which has shown that children who are imitated by an adult are subsequently more imitative of that adult than are children who have not been imitated. Examines the persistence of this effect through additional trials over a seven day period. Subjects were second grade children. (BD/BR)

Presents a study of preschoolers' imitation of a model's irrelevant hand gestures while performing easy and difficult tasks. (BD/BR)

The purpose of this study was to determine the differential effects of imitating versus not imitating children on their subsequent tendency to imitate a model. Subjects were 54 kindergarten children. (MS)

This study explored the effects of three types of maternal modeling on the tactual curiosity behavior of forty-eight 4- to 6-year-old children. Results indicated that imitative tactual curiosity occurred significantly more frequently among children exposed to maternal modeling of similar behavior. (BD)

Investigates the effects of directiveness of instructions and modeling on the production and persistence of children's donations. Subjects were 48 first- and fourth-grade children. (CM)

This study examined the relative influence of observation, feedback in training seriation, and imitative motor activity in facilitating conceptual development. (CM)

Investigates the differential effect of modeling procedures on slow and fast responders' performance on a haptic-visual matching test. Also studies the differential effect of modeling of impulsive v reflective modes of responding, and of model success v model failure. (Author/SS)

This project investigated the effect of a filmed, physically punitive parent model on the behavior of 60 elementary age boys. The total percentage of aggressive responses emitted in doll play was significantly higher for those who viewed the film compared to those who had not. (MS)