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ERIC Number: EJ631472
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0965
Mediated Imitation in 6-Month-Olds: Remembering by Association.
Barr, Rachel; Vieira, Aurora; Rovee-Collier, Carolyn
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v79 n3 p229-52 Jul 2001
Two experiments examined whether associating an imitation task with an operant task affected 6-month-olds' memory for either task. Results indicated that infants successfully imitated a puppet's action for up to 2 weeks only if the associated operant task (pressing a lever to activate a miniature train) was retrieved first. Follow-up study revealed that the learned association was bidirectional. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Cognitive Development, Imitation, Infant Behavior, Infants, Memory, Operant Conditioning, Performance Factors, Retention (Psychology)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Event Memory; Explicit Memory; Implicit Memory; Priming Effects