Newborns’ tongue protrusion is not selectively imitative but a general reflex.

Evidence

A critical review of the literature (Ray & Heyes, 2011) indicates that newborns less than 6 weeks old do match tongue protrusion, but they do not imitate other actions. Moreover, newborns protrude their tongues to other stimuli including flashing lights or dangling toys, suggesting that a range of stimuli elicit tongue protrusion (Jones, 2009). — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 416

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 416