Humans appear hardwired to learn by 'over-imitation'

Children learn by imitating adults—so much so that they will rethink how an object works if they observe an adult taking unnecessary steps when using that object, according to a Yale study today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news116074505.html">Humans appear hardwired to learn by 'over-imitation'</a></p> <p>Children learn by imitating adults—so much so that they will rethink how an object works if they observe an adult taking unnecessary steps when using that object, according to a Yale study today in <i>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences</i>.</p>