Infant Imitation of Peer and Adult Models: Evidence for a Peer Model Advantage.

Ryalls, Brigette Oliver; Gul, Robina E.; Ryalls, Kenneth R.

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ERIC Number: EJ606987

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2000

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Infant Imitation of Peer and Adult Models: Evidence for a Peer Model Advantage.

Ryalls, Brigette Oliver; Gul, Robina E.; Ryalls, Kenneth R.

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, v46 n1 p188-202 Jan 2000

Studied the imitation behavior of thirty 14- to 18-month-olds using peer and adult models in an elicited imitation paradigm. Indicated significant memory for 3-step behavior sequences both immediately after modeling and 1 week later compared with baseline performance. Found that children in the peer model group outperformed children in the adult model group at both test times. (Author/KB)

Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Adults, Age Groups, Children, Comparative Analysis, Imitation, Infant Behavior, Infants, Memory, Modeling (Psychology), Observational Learning, Peer Relationship, Performance Factors, Role Models, Socialization

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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