A young toddler,supported by his father,stands on a stool and peers into the mirror on the bathroom vanity.While his father shaves,the child also applies shaving cream to his own face,and then scrapes the foam off with a toy razor.What sociological term best describes this child's actions?
A) play stage of development
B) sexual-script stage of gender development
C) secondary-sex characteristics development
D) imitative stage of development

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The imitative stage of development refers to the period during childhood when children frequently mimic the behavior of the adults around them. In this scenario, the toddler is imitating his father's grooming behavior by applying shaving cream to his own face and using a toy razor to scrape it off.

A Young Toddler,supported by His Father,stands on a Stool and Peers