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Imitation is one of the most utilized modes of learning in human infants and adults. We consciously imitate others when we want to learn new skills and unconsciously imitate them during interaction.
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Mohammad, Y., Nishida, T. (2015). Imitation and Social Robotics. In: Data Mining for Social Robotics. Advanced Information and Knowledge Processing. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25232-2_7
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