| Mimicry and play initiation in 18-month-old infants. | |
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PMID: 22986177 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Across two experiments, we examined the relationship between 18-month-old infants' mimicry and social behavior - particularly invitations to play with an adult play partner. In Experiment 1, we manipulated whether an adult mimicked the infant's play or not during an initial play phase. We found that infants who had been mimicked were subsequently more likely to invite the adult to join their play with a new toy. In addition, they reenacted marginally more steps from a social learning demonstration she gave. In Experiment 2, infants had the chance to spontaneously mimic the adult during the play phase. Complementing Experiment 1, those infants who spent more time mimicking the adult were more likely to invite her to play with a new toy. This effect was specific to play and not apparent in other communicative acts, such as directing the adult's attention to an event or requesting toys. Together, the results suggest that infants use mimicry as a tool to establish social connections with others and that mimicry has specific influences on social behaviors related to initiating subsequent joint interactions. |
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Christine Fawcett; Ulf Liszkowski |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-9-14 |
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Title: Infant behavior & development Volume: 35 ISSN: 1934-8800 ISO Abbreviation: Infant Behav Dev Publication Date: 2012 Sep |
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Created Date: 2012-9-18 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7806016 Medline TA: Infant Behav Dev Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: 689-696 Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Max Planck Research Group Communication before Language, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Department of Psychology, Uppsala University, Box 1225, 751 42 Uppsala, Sweden. Electronic address: Christine.Fawcett@psyk.uu.se. |
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