| Selective Imitation of In-Group Over Out-Group Members in 14-Month-Old Infants. | |
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PMID: 23006251 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Recent research has shown that infants are more likely to engage with in-group over out-group members. However, it is not known whether infants' learning is influenced by a model's group membership. This study investigated whether 14-month-olds (N = 66) selectively imitate and adopt the preferences of in-group versus out-group members. Infants watched an adult tell a story either in their native language (in-group) or a foreign language (out-group). The adult then demonstrated a novel action (imitation task) and chose 1 of 2 objects (preference task). Infants did not show selectivity in the preference task, but they imitated the in-group model more faithfully than the out-group model. This suggests that cultural learning is beginning to be truly cultural by 14 months of age. |
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David Buttelmann; Norbert Zmyj; Moritz Daum; Malinda Carpenter |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-9-24 |
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Title: Child development Volume: - ISSN: 1467-8624 ISO Abbreviation: Child Dev Publication Date: 2012 Sep |
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Created Date: 2012-9-25 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372725 Medline TA: Child Dev Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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© 2012 The Authors. Child Development © 2012 Society for Research in Child Development, Inc. |
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University of Erfurt. |
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