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dc.contributor.authorÓturai, Gabriella
dc.contributor.authorKolling, Thorsten
dc.contributor.authorKnopf, Monika
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-27T08:01:50Z
dc.date.available2018-06-27T08:01:50Z
dc.date.issued2017-06-11
dc.description.abstractFindings from previous cross-sectional studies showed that while toddlers around their first birthday imitate selectively, that is, they systematically omit some kinds of target action steps or they copy only the goal, but not the means of the modeled actions, older toddlers imitate more exactly. The aim of the present article is to provide longitudinal evidence for this developmental trend and to investigate how imitation of different kinds of target action steps contributes to inter-individual differences in overall imitation performance. The present analysis of longitudinal deferred imitation data contrasted toddlers’ imitation of functional and relevant (FURE) versus arbitrary and irrelevant (ARIR) target action steps at the ages of 18 and 24 months. The results show that the difference between the imitation rates of these two kinds of target action steps decreased with age, supporting the developmental trend from selective towards more exact imitation. In addition, findings of the present analyses point to the prominent role of toddlers’ imitation of arbitrary and irrelevant target action steps in shaping inter-individual variability of overall deferred imitation performance.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipGerman Research Foundationen_US
dc.descriptionSubmitted manuscript version. Published version available at <a href=https://doi.org/10.1177/0165025417713727> https://doi.org/10.1177/0165025417713727 </a>.en_US
dc.identifier.citationÓturai, G., Kolling, T. & Knopf, M. (2017). Developmental trend towards exact imitation in the second year of life: Evidence from a longitudinal study. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 42(4), 388-395. https://doi.org/10.1177/0165025417713727en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1513374
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0165025417713727
dc.identifier.issn0165-0254
dc.identifier.issn1464-0651
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/13014
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.relation.journalInternational Journal of Behavioral Development
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Psykologi: 260en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Social science: 200::Psychology: 260en_US
dc.subjectdeferred imitationen_US
dc.subjectexact imitationen_US
dc.subjectlongitudinal studyen_US
dc.subjectselective imitationen_US
dc.titleDevelopmental trend towards exact imitation in the second year of life: Evidence from a longitudinal studyen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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