Infants' and Young Children's Imitation of Linguistic In-Group and Out-Group Informants

Although children can use social categories to intelligently select informants, children's preference for in-group informants has not been consistently demonstrated across age and context. This research clarifies the extent to which children use social categories to guide learning by presenting...

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Published in:	Child development 2015-01, Vol.86 (1), p.259-275
Main Authors:	Howard, Lauren H., Henderson, Annette M. E., Carrazza, Cristina, Woodward, Amanda L.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	Action Age differences Child Behavior - psychology Child development Child Development - physiology Child psychology Child, Preschool Children Classification Context Developmental psychology EMPIRICAL ARTICLES Female Group identity Group Membership Groups Humans Imitation Imitations Imitative Behavior - physiology In-group Infant Infants Intelligence Interpersonal Relations Language Acquisition Learning Linguistics Male Out-groups Preferences Respondents Social categories Social Factors Social learning Social Perception Speech Perception - physiology Young Children
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