Langbeschreibung
This book summarizes more than four decades of research on imitation in infancy and its relation to early learning and sociocognitive development in typically and atypically developing children. The studies were carried out in a Scandinavian context and thus provide important cultural validation of the central developmental processes.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Chapter 1. Introduction.- Part 1. From the Social Infant to the Verbal Child: The Role of Imitation.- Chapter 2. A Fresh Look on Neonatal Imitation.- Chapter 3. Imitation from Birth to Three Years.- Chapter 4. Imitation and Temperament in Infancy.- Part 2. Declarative Memory Processes in Infancy: Input from Imitation.- Chapter 5. Biology of Memory Processes.- Chapter 6. Deferred Imitation: A Window into the Preverbal Child's Mind.- Chapter 7. A Rational Mind or Not?.- Part 3. Imitation: A Vehicle for Change.- Chapter 8. Imitation and Autism.- Chapter 9. Intensive Imitation Opens the Door to the Social World for Children with Autism.- Part 4. Ending.- Chapter 10. Conclusion: Binding it All Together - A Proposed Model.