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When is imitation imitation and who has the right to imitate?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 October 1998

Mikael Heimann
Mikael Heimann
Affiliation:
Departments of Psychology and Special Education, Göteborg University, SE 403 50 Göteborg, Swedenmikael.heimann@psy.gu.se www.psy.gu.se
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Abstract

It is suggested (1) that motivation must not be overlooked, (2) that most social imitation does not involve novel behaviors, and (3) that newborn babies do imitate.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 21 , Issue 5 , October 1998 , pp. 693
Copyright
© 1998 Cambridge University Press

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