You have been a lifelong smoker, but you quit at the end of last week because you know how damaging it is to your health and you do not want to be a bad influence on your son, who is a toddler. You walk into your son's room and find him using a crayon to pretend he is smoking. According to Piaget, what is your son doing?

A. secondary circular reactions
B. deferred imitation
C. object permanence
D. action memory


Answer: B

Psychology

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