Young children use imitation communicatively

Altinok, Nazli; Over, Harriet; Carpenter, Malinda

Young children use imitation communicatively

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Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. Elsevier. 2023, 231, 105654. ISSN 0022-0965. eISSN 1096-0457. Available under: doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2023.105654

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There is growing evidence that children imitate not just to learn from others but also to affiliate socially with them. However, although imitation can convey a wealth of affiliative information to others, it is not yet known whether imitators intend for this to be the case. In particular, we do not know whether children imitate communicatively in some contexts, expending extra effort to make sure that the demonstrator sees their imitation. Here, in two experiments (N = 20 and N = 48, respectively), we tested whether preschool-age children modify their imitation when needed to ensure that the demonstrator sees it. In each trial, children were shown a demonstration. Then, for their response, in one condition a barrier obscured the demonstrator’s view of children’s imitation unless children raised their arms above the barrier while imitating. In the other condition the demonstrator was able to see children’s imitation without any additional effort from children. Results from both experiments showed that children were significantly more likely to imitate with their arms raised when their actions would otherwise be obscured from view. In the second experiment, we also coded for other communicative behaviors (e.g., social smiles, eye contact, showing gestures) and found that children often displayed communicative behaviors while imitating, as expected, in both conditions. Thus, young children actively use imitation communicatively in some contexts.

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ALTINOK, Nazli, Harriet OVER, Malinda CARPENTER, 2023. Young children use imitation communicatively. In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. Elsevier. 2023, 231, 105654. ISSN 0022-0965. eISSN 1096-0457. Available under: doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2023.105654

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@article{Altinok2023Young-66759,
  year={2023},
  doi={10.1016/j.jecp.2023.105654},
  title={Young children use imitation communicatively},
  volume={231},
  issn={0022-0965},
  journal={Journal of Experimental Child Psychology},
  author={Altinok, Nazli and Over, Harriet and Carpenter, Malinda},
  note={Article Number: 105654}
}

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