From over-imitation to super-copying: adults imitate causally irrelevant aspects of tool use with higher fidelity than young children.

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• Publication year

  2011

• Venue

  British Journal of Psychology

• Publication date

  2011-02-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1348/000712610X493115PMID 21241282
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