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. 2010 Apr;202(2):493-7.
doi: 10.1007/s00221-009-2138-1. Epub 2009 Dec 30.

Goal anticipation during action observation is influenced by synonymous action capabilities, a puzzling developmental study

Gustaf Gredebäck  1 , Olga Kochukhova
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Goal anticipation during action observation is influenced by synonymous action capabilities, a puzzling developmental study

Gustaf Gredebäck et al. Exp Brain Res. 2010 Apr.

Abstract

Eighteen- and 25-month-old human toddlers' ability to manually solve a puzzle and their ability to anticipate the goal during observation of similar actions were investigated. Results demonstrate that goal anticipation during action observation is dependent on manual ability, both on a group level (only 25-month-olds solved the manual task and anticipated the goal during observation) and individually within the older age group (r (xy) = 0.53). These findings suggests a connection between manual ability and the ability to anticipate the goal of others' actions in toddlers, in accordance with the direct matching hypothesis.

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