Meltzoff and Moore

Question 1

Aim?

Answer 1

To find out about interactional synchrony and reciprocity

Question 2

Procedures?

Answer 2

• 2-3 week old infants
• adult model displayed 1 of 3 expressions or hand movements
• dummy in infant’s mouth during initial display to stop any response
• after display, dummy removed and child was filmed
• controlled observation
• selected 4 stimuli (3 faces and 1 gesture) and observed infant’s response
• video judged by independent observer twice

Question 3

Findings?

Answer 3

Found an association between infant behaviour and adult model

Question 4

Conclusions?

Answer 4

Proposed imitation was intentional
Found an association between infant behaviour and adult model

Question 5

Real or pseudo-imitation?

Answer 5

Piaget believed true imitation developed towards the end of the first year.
Anything before that was a sort of “response training” - all the child was doing was repeating a behaviour that was rewarded

Question 6

Evaluation 1

Question 7

Evaluation 2

Question 8

Evaluation 3