The social nature of overimitation: Insights from Autism and Williams syndrome
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2017.01.008
Abstract: When imitating novel actions, typically developing preschoolers often copy components of the demonstration that are unrelated to the modeled action's goal, a phenomenon known as 'overimitation'. According to the social motivation account, overimitation fulfills social… read more here.
Keywords: overimitation; account overimitation; autism; nature overimitation ... See more keywords
Carry-over effects of tool functionality and previous unsuccessfulness increase overimitation in children
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DOI: 10.1098/rsos.201373
Abstract: Children ‘overimitate’ causally irrelevant actions in experiments where both irrelevant and relevant actions involve a single common tool. This study design may make it harder for children to recognize the irrelevant actions, as the perceived… read more here.
Keywords: overimitation; functionality; carry effects; relevant action ... See more keywords
Exploring the evolutionary origins of overimitation: a comparison across domesticated and non-domesticated canids.
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DOI: 10.1111/desc.12460
Abstract: When learning from others, human children tend to faithfully copy - or 'overimitate' - the actions of a demonstrator, even when these actions are irrelevant for solving the task at hand. We investigate whether domesticated… read more here.
Keywords: overimitation; exploring evolutionary; irrelevant action; evolutionary origins ... See more keywords
Socially priming dogs in an overimitation task
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1063132
Abstract: Overimitation — the copying of another’s unnecessary or irrelevant actions toward a goal — is largely considered to be uniquely human. Recent studies, however, have found evidence of this behavior in dogs. Humans seem to… read more here.
Keywords: overimitation; priming dogs; overimitation task; dogs overimitation ... See more keywords