Why do child-directed interactions support imitative learning in young children?
Child-directed cues support imitation of novel actions at 18 months, but not at two years of age. The current studies explore the mechanisms that underlie the propensity that children have to copy others at 18 months, and how the value of child-directed communication changes over development. We ask...
Main Authors: | Laura Shneidman, Roisleen Todd, Amanda Woodward |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4205006?pdf=render |
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