Selective Imitation of In-Group Over Out-Group Members in 14-Month-Old Infants

• Autores: David Buttelmann, Norbert Zmyj, Moritz Daum, Malinda Carpenter
• Localización: Child development, ISSN 0009-3920, Vol. 84, Nº. 2, 2013, págs. 422-428
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Recent research has shown that infants are more likely to engage with in-group over out-group members. However, it is not known whether infants' learning is influenced by a model's group membership. This study investigated whether 14-month-olds (N = 66) selectively imitate and adopt the preferences of in-group versus out-group members. Infants watched an adult tell a story either in their native language (in-group) or a foreign language (out-group). The adult then demonstrated a novel action (imitation task) and chose 1 of 2 objects (preference task). Infants did not show selectivity in the preference task, but they imitated the in-group model more faithfully than the out-group model. This suggests that cultural learning is beginning to be truly cultural by 14 months of age.