We introduce a generalized theoretical approach to study imitation and subject it to rigorous experimental testing. In … our theoretical analysis we find that the different predictions of previous imitation models are due to different … laboratory experiment we test the different theories by systematically varying information conditions. We find significant …

Three results emerge from a simple experiment on imitation. First, I find behavior which strongly suggests an intention … memory. The experiment analyzes imitation in an individual learning context. It supplements the results obtained for … imitation examples, players use several periods of memory. This lends support to learning models with a non-trivial role of …