Martin is 14 months old. His father made a funny face at Martin, causing Martin to giggle. An hour later, Martin made the same face to his mother, hoping for the same reaction. What phenomenon has taken place?

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Carlie Turner

Social Studies

31 October, 00:20

Martin is 14 months old. His father made a funny face at Martin, causing Martin to giggle. An hour later, Martin made the same face to his mother, hoping for the same reaction. What phenomenon has taken place?

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Michelle Daniel · Answer 1

Deferred Imitation

Explanation:

Based on the information provided within the question it can be said that this is a phenomenon known as Deferred Imitation. This is when an individual sees someone perform a specific action or behavior and then later performs that same action or behavior themselves, many times hoping for the same results. Which is exactly what Martin tried to do by making the same face his father made to him, but to his mother expecting the same reaction from her as he had.