IMITATIVE SKILLS BETWEEN BIRTH AND 6 MONTHS
IMITATIVE SKILLS BETWEEN BIRTH AND 6 MONTHS
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DOI：
10.1016/s0163-6383(84)80047-8
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发表时间：
1984-01-01
影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
FONTAINE, R
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作者：
FONTAINE, R
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Changes in the imitative responses of 21- to 167-day-old infants were studied. Babies (83) distributed in 1 age groups were presented with 4 facial models (protrusion of the tongue, opening the mouth, swelling the cheeks, and closing the eyes) and 2 manual models (opening-closing the hand and pointing the index finger). Only the facial models elicited an imitative response, with protrusion of the tongue and opening the mouth leading to the largest number of imitations. Age related changes involved a considerable increase of imitation during the 2nd mo. for all facial models, followed by a progressive decrease until the 6th mo. for the models protrusion of the tongue and opening of the mouth and an erratic evolution for the models swelling of the cheeks and closing of the eyes. These results are discussed in terms of the intentionality of babies'' responses, of motor program selection processes, and constraints on the execution of these programs, and of the capacity to integrate visual and proprioceptive information.