Deferred+Imitation

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Definition:
Refers to children's ability to imitate actions observed by others performing the action. Piaget believed imitation resulted from children's increasing ability to form mental representations HGD Chapter 5, p. 111

Examples:
A baby that claps his/her hands because he/she sees someone that claps their hands A child copying a person's facial expression Child learning to dance by observation

Analogies:
A baby imitates his/her parents like a parrot imitates it's owner.

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