Piaget viewed the development of imitation as a slow process that was completed by 12 months of age with the onset of deferred imitation.

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Piaget actually believed that imitation began around 4-6 weeks of age and developed rapidly in the first few months of life. He also suggested that deferred imitation (the ability to imitate a previously observed action after a delay) did not occur until around 8-12 months of age.

Piaget Viewed the Development of Imitation as a Slow Process