IMITATION IN NEWBORN-INFANTS - EXPLORING THE RANGE OF GESTURES IMITATED AND THE UNDERLYING MECHANISMS
IMITATION IN NEWBORN-INFANTS - EXPLORING THE RANGE OF GESTURES IMITATED AND THE UNDERLYING MECHANISMS
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DOI：
10.1037/0012-1649.25.6.954
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发表时间：
1989-11-01
影响因子：
4
通讯作者：
MOORE, MK
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作者：
MELTZOFF, AN;MOORE, MK
本研究旨在探讨幼儿面部动作模仿的心理机制。这项研究的一个新颖之处在于，它使用了一种以前没有测试过的非口头手势（头部运动），以及舌头伸出手势。结果表明，模仿两个显示器。模仿并不局限于显示实验者动作的时间间隔;在显示停止后，受试者也能根据记忆进行模仿。结果表明，新生儿的模仿并不局限于少数特权的口腔运动。这一发现支持了Meltzoff和Moore的假设，即早期模仿是由积极的跨通道匹配过程介导的。一个共同的表征代码可以将人类基本行为的感知和产生统一起来。
This study evaluated the psychological mechanisms underlying imitation of facial actions in young infants. A novel aspect of the study was that it used a nonoral gesture that had not been tested before (head movement), as well as a tongue-protrusion gesture. Results showed imitation of both displays. Imitation was not limited to the intervals during which the experimenter''s movements were displayed; Ss also imitated from memory after the display had stopped. The results established that newborn imitation is not constrained to a few privileged oral movements. The findings support Meltzoff and Moore''s hypothesis that early imitation is mediated by an active cross-modal matching process. A common representational code may unite the perception and production of basic human acts.