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Children’s imitation of a buttonpressing response was assessed as a function of model consequences and model affect. Three levels of model affect (positive, neutral, and negative) were orthogonally combined with three levels of model consequences (positive, neutral, and negative). There were no significant main or interaction effects. However, under positive model affect, subjects who observed the positive consequences model imitated significantly more than subjects who observed the no consequences model. A difference between comparable groups was not found under neutral model affect. These findings were replicated in a second experiment.
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The authors are grateful to James Moreton, Charles Bazaldua, James Holman, Sue Coverdell, and Steve McColley for their assistance with this study. The authors are also grateful to the staff at Our Lady of Lourdes and Parkade schools for their cooperation in this study.
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Thelen, M.H., Dollinger, S.J., Roberts, M.C. et al. Model consequences and model affect: Their effects on imitation. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 6, 478–480 (1975). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03337542
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