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ACTA PSYCHOLOGICA
Volume 124, Issue 1, Pages 26-43Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2006.09.005
Keywords
imitation; action representation; intention; cross-modal; body representation; mirror neurons
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- EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH &HUMAN DEVELOPMENT [R37HD022514, R01HD022514] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
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Infant imitation demonstrates that the perception and production of human action are closely linked by a 'supramodal' representation of action. This action representation unites observation and execution into a common framework, and it has far-reaching implications for the development of social cognition. It allows infants to see the behaviors of others as commensurate with their own-as 'like me.' Based on the 'like me' perception of others, social encounters are interpretable and informative. Infants can use themselves as a framework for understanding others and can learn about the possibilities and consequences of their own potential acts by observing the behavior of others. Through social interaction with other intentional agents who are viewed as 'like me,' infants develop a richer social cognition. This paper explores the early manifestations and cascading developmental effects of the 'like me' conception. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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