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Deferred Imitation: A 9‐Month Revolution or an Emerging Ability at 6 Months?

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Deferred Imitation: A 9‐Month Revolution or an Emerging Ability at 6 Months?

Sofie A. Beyer, Trine Sonne, Osman S. Kingo, Peter Krøjgaard · 2025 · Infancy

Children
About 200 babies
Where
Denmark
Ages
6 to 12 months
How
Researchers showed babies new actions and tested them a day later
What it found
Babies of every age tested, from 6 months, copied actions a day later as a group, and older babies copied more.
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