Charting the prevalence, time course and social-cognitive correlates of neonatal imitation.

模仿是我们自然且经常做的事情。然而，由于必要的研究尚未完成，人类是否可以从出生开始模仿以及这对后来的发展可能起什么作用仍然存在争议。本研究旨在通过对婴儿模仿及其与后来发展的社会技能的关系进行全面的纵向研究来解决这些问题。训练条件将检查旨在促进婴幼儿社会反应的潜在早期干预措施的可行性。该项目将产生关于早期社会技能发展的新知识，并为新项目提供基础，以促进典型和高危婴儿的社会发展。

Imitation is something that we do naturally and often. However, because the necessary research has not been done, it remains controversial whether or not humans can imitate from birth and what role this may play for later developments. The proposed research aims to settle these issues through a comprehensive, longitudinal study of infant imitation and its relation to later-developing social skills. A training condition will examine the viability of potential early interventions aimed at promoting social responding in infants and toddlers. This project will generate new knowledge about the development of early social skills and provide the foundation for new programs to enhance social development in typical and at-risk infants.