Research Article

Fourteen-Month-Olds Adapt Their Imitative Behavior in Light of a Model’s Constraints

Table 2

Infants’ mean imitation rate depending on the administered order of modalities.

Light-soundSound-light
20 secondsEntire response period20 secondsEntire response period
Hands-free
M (SD)
Hands-occupied
M (SD)
Hands-free
M (SD)
Hands-occupied
M (SD)
Hands-free
M (SD)
Hands-occupied
M (SD)
Hands-free
M (SD)
Hands-occupied
M (SD)

22.5 (37.47)5.0 (18.95)30.0 (43.56)8.8 (27.47)13.3 (31.98)11.7 (28.42)15.0 (35.11)15.0 (29.8)

Note. The table includes the data of infants, in two groups depending on the order of administered modalities. The numbers represent percentages of trials. Values in parentheses represent standard deviations.