Don't try this at home: Toddlers' imitation of new skills from people on video

被引:58
作者
Strouse, Gabrielle A. [1 ]
Troseth, Georgene L. [1 ]
机构
[1] Vanderbilt Univ, Peabody Coll, Dept Psychol & Human Dev, Nashville, TN 37203 USA
关键词
Representation; Symbol; Imitation; Social cognition; Video; Television;
D O I
10.1016/j.jecp.2008.05.010
中图分类号
B844 [发展心理学(人类心理学)];
学科分类号
040202 ;
摘要
imitation of people on educational television is a potential way for very young children to learn new skills. Although toddlers in previous studies exhibited a "video deficit" in learning, 24-month-olds in Study 1 successfully reproduced behaviors modeled by a person who was on video as well as they did those modeled by a person who was present in the room (even after a 24-h delay). Neither displaced filming context nor cuts between actions affected toddlers' imitation from video. Shortening the demonstration in Study 2 affected imitation in the video condition but not in the live condition. In Study 3, 24-month-olds who viewed the original longer videos on their family TV screens (with which they had a viewing history) imitated significantly less than those who viewed the videos on the laboratory monitor. Imitation of a live modeler was the same across settings (home or lab). Implications for toddlers' judgments of reliable information sources and for the design of educational television programs are discussed. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:262 / 280
页数:19
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