"Don't try this at home": toddlers' imitation of new skills from people on video |
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Authors: | Strouse Gabrielle A Troseth Georgene L |
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Institution: | Department of Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University, Peabody College, #512, 230 Appleton Place, Nashville TN 37203-5721, USA |
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Abstract: | Imitation of people on educational television is a potential way for very young children to learn new skills. Although toddlers in previous studies exhibited a “video deficit” in learning, 24-month-olds in Study 1 successfully reproduced behaviors modeled by a person who was on video as well as they did those modeled by a person who was present in the room (even after a 24-h delay). Neither displaced filming context nor cuts between actions affected toddlers’ imitation from video. Shortening the demonstration in Study 2 affected imitation in the video condition but not in the live condition. In Study 3, 24-month-olds who viewed the original longer videos on their family TV screens (with which they had a viewing history) imitated significantly less than those who viewed the videos on the laboratory monitor. Imitation of a live modeler was the same across settings (home or lab). Implications for toddlers’ judgments of reliable information sources and for the design of educational television programs are discussed. |
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Keywords: | Representation Symbol Imitation Social cognition Video Television |
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