Imitative Interchanges in a Social Context: Mother-Infant Matching Behavior at the Beginning of the Second Year.

Abstract

The imitative interchanges of 18 mothers and their 10to 14-month-old infants were examined during two natural situations, bath time and free play with the child's toys. Analyses revealed that imitative interchanges occurred frequently, and dyads with girls produced twice as many matching episodes as did those with boys. Although mothers and infants matched comparable numbers of acts, they behaved significantly differently in the two situations. In addition, mothers and infants focused on different kinds of partner behaviors. Mothers most often reproduced vocalizations and words; children most often repeated object-re lated actions and words. Closer examination of vocal and verbal imitation dis

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