In another study, 16-month-old children interacted with adults who alternated between a complex series of motions that appeared intentional and a comparable set of motions that appeared accidental; they imitated only those motions that appeared intentional.
Katika utafiti mwingine, watoto wenye umri wa miezi 16 walitangamana na watu wazima ambao walipishana kati ya mfululizo tata wa mwendo ambao ulionekana wa kimakusudi na seti linganifu ya mwendo ambao ulionekana kwa bahati mbaya; waliiga zile mwendo tu zilizoonekana kukusudia.