Selective imitation in 6-month-olds: the role of the social and physical context.
Six-month-old infants' learning of a new action from two different models (mother/stranger) was assessed in two settings (home/laboratory). In the laboratory, a significant number of infants learned the action from a stranger but not from their mother. In the infants' homes, this pattern was reversed.
University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK. sabine.seehagen@rub.de
Sabine
S
Seehagen
Jane S
JS
Herbert
D002755:Choice Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007100:Imitative Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D007223:Infant; D007858:Learning; D008297:Male; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D011930:Reaction Time; D021641:Recognition, Psychology; D012931:Social Environment