Zoe heard a child on the playground singing, "fa la fa la fa la." Later that evening while the family was eating dinner Zoe started singing, "fa la fa la fa la" just the way she heard it earlier in the day. Zoe is demonstrating:
A) dishabituation.
B) habituation.
C) object permanence.
D) deferred imitation.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Deferred imitation is when an individual observes a behavior and later reproduces it after a delay, as Zoe did by singing the song she heard earlier.

Zoe Heard a Child on the Playground Singing, "Fa La