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neonatal imitation

neonatal imitation Neonatal imitation is a proposed phenomenon in developmental psychology in which newborns are studied for signs of differential imitation after seeing another person’s behavior.

Neonatal imitation is a proposed phenomenon in developmental psychology in which newborns are studied for signs of differential imitation after seeing another person’s behavior. Its existence is still unsettled, and the article emphasizes that if it occurs, it may not look like the usual, obvious form of imitation.