Which of the following statements about imitation is true?

A) Newborns do not have the ability to imitate facial expressions.
B) While newborn humans imitate some gestures, studies have failed to reproduce the findings in newborn primates.
C) According to Andrew Meltzoff, newborns do not imitate as much as older children and adults do.
D) Some researchers claim that newborns, both primate and human, imitate a variety of facial expressions and head movements with effort and determination, even after short delays.


D

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