Eighteen-month-old Cassie watches her father feed their new puppy, Maxie, from a box of dog cookies.Several hours later, her mother observes Cassie holding an animal cracker up to her toy dog's mouth.This example illustrates what Piaget termed __________.

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The example illustrates deferred imitation, which is when a child observes someone else performing an action and then imitates it at a later time. In this case, Cassie observed her father feeding Maxie and later imitated this behavior with her toy dog.

Eighteen-Month-Old Cassie Watches Her Father Feed Their New Puppy, Maxie