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Selective Imitation of In-Group Over Out-Group Members in 14-Month-Old Infants
Abstract
Recent research has shown that infants are more likely to engage with in-group over out-group members. However, it is not known whether infants' learning is influenced by a model's group membership. This study investigated whether 14-month-olds (N = 66) selectively imitate and adopt the preferences of in-group versus out-group members. Infants watched an adult tell a story either in their native language (in-group) or a foreign language (out-group). The adult then demonstrated a novel action (imitation task) and chose 1 of 2 objects (preference task). Infants did not show selectivity in the preference task, but they imitated the in-group model more faithfully than the out-group model. This suggests that cultural learning is beginning to be truly cultural by 14 months of age.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Buttelmann, D., Zmyj, N., Daum, M., & Carpenter, M.
- Venue
- Child Development
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2013-03-01
- Volume
- 84
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 422-428
- ISSN
- 0009-3920 (ISSN-L)
- 1467-8624
- OpenAlex
- W2100598077
- Cited by
- 403
- References
- 25
- FWCI
- 29.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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