The peer model advantage in infants' imitation of familiar gestures performed by differently aged models

被引：37

作者：

Zmyj, Norbert ^{[1
]}

Aschersleben, Gisa ^{[2
]}

Prinz, Wolfgang ^{[3
]}

Daum, Moritz ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Ruhr Univ Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany

[2] Univ Saarland, D-66123 Saarbrucken, Germany

[3] Max Planck Inst Human Cognit & Brain Sci, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany

来源：

FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY | 2012年 / 3卷

关键词：

gestures; imitation; infancy; peers; model age; BEHAVIORAL MIMICRY; REPRESENTATION; AFFILIATION; PERCEPTION; OTHERS; MEMORY; ACTS;

D O I：

10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00252

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

Infants' imitation of differently aged models has been predominately investigated with object-related actions and so far has lead to mixed evidence. Whereas some studies reported an increased likelihood of imitating peer models in contrast to adult models, other studies reported the opposite pattern of results. In the present study, 14-month-old infants were presented with four familiar gestures (e.g., clapping) that were demonstrated by differently aged televised models (peer, older child, adult). Results revealed that infants were more likely to imitate the peer model than the older child or the adult. This result is discussed with respect to a social function of imitation and the mechanism of imitating familiar behavior.

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