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deferred imitation  

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  • Deferred imitation refers to observing a model and replicating important aspects of the model's behavior after some significant period. Jean Piaget proposed that deferred imitation, along with language, imagery, and symbolic play, is an indication of the symbolic (or semiotic) function. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Development; Deferred Imitation]

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