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Imitation: The Basics is an engaging introduction to the topic of imitation behavior in humans, providing a summary of existing scientific research on imitation, covering everything from examples of imitation across each developmental stage to animal imitation such as monkeys imitating each other. The authors argue that imitation forms the foundation of long-lasting relationships, including those between children and parents, as well as intimate partners. Structured to resemble a human lifetime, chapters explore the reasons behind why people imitate, and address imitation across all phases of life, starting from infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and ending with late adulthood. The authors describe characteristic forms of imitation that occur in these life stages and provide answers to the following important questions: Who do humans imitate? Who is more likely to imitate others? What kind of behaviors do humans imitate? Is there a dark side of imitation? When do humans imitate each other? And are there cultural differences in imitation? Written in a clear and accessible style, this book is perfect for undergraduate students of social psychology, developmental psychology and neuroscience, as well as professionals, academics and any general listeners interested in research about human social behavior.

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"Naomi van Bergen is a PhD student at the Behavioral Science Institute at the University of Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Allard R. Feddes is an assistant professor at the department of social psychology at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Liesbeth Mann is a university lecturer at the department of social psychology at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Bertjan Doosje is an Associate Professor at the department of social psychology at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Lianne Walker is a Scottish audio storyteller from Edinburgh working in audiobooks, podcasting, and long-form narration. Her voice has been described as ""warm, calm, and uplifting, with a wee sprinkle of Scottish magic."" From her ""session booth"" professional quality studio at home in Edinburgh, Lianne narrates audiobooks but is also researching her new podcast on women in science and history, a passion project of hers, which will be released later this year. Through her work in sustainability publishing and events, business consultancy, public speaking, and psychiatric nursing, Lianne has learned firsthand how stories bring us together and shape our lives. A self-confessed history and science nerd, Lianne has an insatiable curiosity and loves giving voice to stories where truth and story combine; she especially enjoys nonfiction (history, biography/memoir, science, nature, philosophy, and self-help) and in fiction, historical and literary fiction, along with cozy mysteries. Her guilty pleasure is a wee historical romance (which she will now be narrating under a pseudonym). Having grown up in the Far East (Hong Kong and Singapore), Lianne was privileged to go to school with over forty nationalities, which gave her a love and understanding of the diversity and wonder of our world. She learned Spanish, French, and some German at school, has a deep love of Italy, and is learning Italian at present. She has a natural soft Scottish accent; her education at British schools abroad makes her just as comfortable with Scottish and English accents (mainly NE, SW, and Estuary) and Irish accents. She also loves her own native Scottish Gaelic. When not storytelling and researching, Lianne loves spending quality time with her family, swimming, walking by the sea, traveling especially to the tranquillity of the Scottish Highlands, and of course, reading. She has a love for classical music, playing the clarinet, and in her youth was a competitive swimmer and high board diver."

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