One-year-old Peyton notices that when his dad, Archie, is watching football on television, he shouts at the screen. The next time a football game come on, Peyton shouts at the screen. Peyton's behavior best exemplifies
A. a lack of object permanence.
B. operant conditioning.
C. habituation.
D. imitation.
Answer: D
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