What drives young children to over-imitate? Investigating the effects of age, context, action type, and transitivity
(2017)
Journal Article
Clay, Z., Over, H., & Tennie, C. (2018). What drives young children to over-imitate? Investigating the effects of age, context, action type, and transitivity. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 166, 520-534. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2017.09.008
Imitation underlies many traits thought to characterize our species, which includes the transmission and acquisition of language, material culture, norms, rituals, and conventions. From early childhood, humans show an intriguing willingness to imitat... Read More about What drives young children to over-imitate? Investigating the effects of age, context, action type, and transitivity.