Infants as young as 18 months imitate the _____ of adults,in large part because of the activity of _____.

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The question is asking about why infants imitate adults, which suggests that the answer involves processes related to social learning. Of the answer choices, only C (intentions/mirror neurons) seems to fit the bill. Mirror neurons are specialized cells that fire both when an individual performs a particular action and when they observe someone else performing that action, which helps explain how we can learn from others by watching their behaviors and imitating them.

Infants as Young as 18 Months Imitate the _____ of Adults,in