Carol was about a year and a half old when her father,who was caring for her for the day,noticed that she was using a rattle to brush her hair just the way his wife had brushed her hair before she left about three hours earlier.Carol's father was sure this was something new she had learned.This is an example of
A)concept formation.
B)deferred imitation.
C)centration
D)perceptual organization.

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This is an example of deferred imitation, which is the ability to imitate a learned behavior after a delay. Carol has remembered how her mother brushed her hair and is now imitating her actions using a rattle. Concept formation is the ability to categorize objects, events, or people based on shared characteristics. Centration is the tendency to focus on a single dimension of an object or event, while perceptual organization refers to the ability to group sensory information into meaningful patterns or objects. Neither of the latter two concepts is applicable to this scenario.

Carol Was About a Year and a Half Old When