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Early Developments in Joint Action

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Joint action, critical to human social interaction and communication, has garnered increasing scholarly attention in many areas of inquiry, yet its development remains little explored. This paper reviews research on the growth of joint action over the first 2 years of life to show how children become progressively more able to engage deliberately, autonomously, and flexibly in joint action with adults and peers. It is suggested that a key mechanism underlying the dramatic changes in joint action over the second year of life is the ability to reflect consciously on oneself and one’s behavior and volition and correspondingly, on the behavior, goals, and intentions of others.

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Brownell, C.A. Early Developments in Joint Action. Rev.Phil.Psych. 2, 193–211 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13164-011-0056-1

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