Developmental changes in the influence of conventional and instrumental cues on over-imitation in 3- to 6-year-old children

•The pre-demonstration instruction was presented instrumentally or conventionally.•The post-demonstration task instruction varied in the level of instrumentality.•The older children often over-imitated irrespective of the instruction provided.•The youngest children only over-imitated within a conven...

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Published in:	Journal of experimental child psychology Vol. 145; pp. 34 - 47
Main Authors:	Moraru, Cristina-Andreea, Gomez, Juan-Carlos, McGuigan, Nicola
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01.05.2016 Elsevier BV
Subjects:	Age differences Behavior Causality Child Child development Child Development - physiology Child psychology Child, Preschool Children Context Conventional frame Conventional verbal cues Cues Direct Instruction Female Fidelity Humans Imitation Imitative Behavior Instrumental frame Instrumental verbal cues Male Motivation Older children Over-imitation Preschool children Social factors Social learning Social Learning - physiology Teaching Instrumental frame Over-imitation Social learning Conventional frame Instrumental verbal cues Conventional verbal cues
ISSN:	0022-0965, 1096-0457, 1096-0457
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