Imitation by Combination: Preschool Age Children Evidence Summative Imitation in a Novel Problem-Solving Task
Children are exceptional, even ‘super’ imitators, but comparatively poor independent problem-solvers or innovators. However, human cultural evolution depends on both imitation and innovation. Here we explored children’s ability to generate a solution to a novel problem by imitating two different act...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-09-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Psychology |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01410/full |