When 16-month-old Simon was visiting his relatives, he observed his older cousin stomp his foot to the beat of music, something Simon had never seen before. The next day, when Simon heard music on the radio, he stomped his foot to the beat. Simon’s "foot stomping" behavior would best be considered an example of:a. object permanence
b. mirror imaging
c. symbolic representation
d. deferred imitation

d. deferred imitation

Explanation:

Deferred imitation -

It refers to the method to imitating the action of some other person , in the very similar manner , is referred to as deferred imitation .

The method is usually adapted by small childrens and young people .

The method is effective in learning or adapting some new method or practice .

Hence , from the given scenario of the question ,

The correct option is d. deferred imitation .

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