Imitation of gestures in children is goal-directed
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A goal representation appears to mediate imitation in children, according to results of experiments focusing on errors of reproduction in pre-school children. The saliency of possible goals was manipulated experimentally while maintaining similarity of the hand movement to be imitated.
Publication Name: Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology: Part A: Human Experimental Psychology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 1464-0740
Year: 2000
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Launching the effect: representations of causal movements are influenced by what they lead to
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A series of experiments shows that the effect of an observed causal movement influences its representation. Topics discussed include theories of retroactive interference and false post-event information.
Publication Name: Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology: Part A: Human Experimental Psychology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 1464-0740
Year: 2000
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Short-term forgetting of order under conditions of reduced interference
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This article describes examination of short-term memory. Experiment design, possible causes for a low forgetting rate, and similarity with earlier results are discussed.
Publication Name: Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology: Part A: Human Experimental Psychology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 1464-0740
Year: 1999
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