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A Piagetian view of imitation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 October 1998

Harold D. Fishbein
Harold D. Fishbein
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221 [email protected]
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Abstract

Byrne & Russon argue that the action and program levels of imitation form two discrete categories, with no intermediate steps. A Piagetian view enlarges our understanding of human and ape imitation by showing the developmental paths that imitation takes in the sensory-motor period of intelligence. It is clear from Piaget's (1945/1962) analysis that the action level of imitation is richly varied and that intermediate steps do occur between the action and program levels.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 21 , Issue 5 , October 1998 , pp. 689 - 690
Copyright
© 1998 Cambridge University Press

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