According to Piaget,deferred imitation requires the use of
A) symbolic functioning.
B) formal operational thought.
C) concrete operational thought.
D) seriation.

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According to Piaget, deferred imitation, which involves the ability to imitate a behavior after a delay, requires the use of symbolic functioning. This means that the child must be able to represent the behavior in their mind as a symbol (such as a mental image or word) and then retrieve that symbol later to imitate the behavior. This ability typically emerges in the sensorimotor stage around 18-24 months of age.

According to Piaget,deferred Imitation Requires the Use of