Deferred Imitation: A 9‐Month Revolution or an Emerging Ability at 6 Months?
The ability to engage in deferred imitation is by many scholars considered as one of several social‐cognitive abilities that emerge during what has been coined the "9‐month revolution". Meanwhile, evidence from several studies predominantly using a deferred imitation task with a hand‐held puppet has...
| Publicado en: | Infancy Vol. 30; no. 6; pp. 1 - 13 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Nov/Dec2025
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