When 16-Month-Old Simon Was Visiting His Relatives, He Observed His

When 16-month-old Simon was visiting his relatives, he observed his older cousin stomp his foot to the beat of music, something Simon had never seen before. The next day, when Simon heard music on the radio, he stomped his foot to the beat. Simon's "foot stomping" behavior would best be considered an example of:

A) object permanence
B) mirror imaging
C) symbolic representation
D) deferred imitation