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Imitation: Imitation is the act of copying the behavior or appearance of another person or thing. It is a natural and important part of human development. See also Stages of Development.
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Developmental Psychology on Imitation - Dictionary of Arguments

Slater I 78
Imitation/developmental psychology/Slater: by now, many researchers have authored, or co-authored, positive findings on imitation by neo-nates, in one case by the first face newborns saw within the first hour from birth (Reissland, 1988)(1).
>Imitation/psychological theories
, >Imitation/Meltzoff.
With human newborns, the gestures that have been positively identified as being imitated, in addition to mouth opening (MO), tongue protrusion (TP), lip protrusion and sequential finger movements, include head movements, sad, and surprised facial expressions, and the vocalizations “Ah”, “m”, and “a”, the latter being identified by newborns’ mouth movements o imitate the adult’s mouth movements when producing the gestures.
>Imitation/Animal Studies.
The evidence points towards the conclusion that the capacity for imitation is present at birth.
>Mirror neurons/psychological theories.

1. Reissland, N. (1988). Neonatal imitation in the 1st year of life in rural Nepal. Developmental Psychology, 24, 464-469

Alan M. Slater, “Imitation in Infancy. Revisiting Meltzoff and Moore’s (1977) Study”, in: Alan M. Slater and Paul C. Quinn (eds.) 2012. Developmental Psychology. Revisiting the Classic Studies. London: Sage Publications

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The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition.
Developmental Psychology
Slater I
Alan M. Slater
Paul C. Quinn
Developmental Psychology. Revisiting the Classic Studies London 2012


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