Sentences with phrase «imitative behavior»

Imitative behavior and defensiveness may be struggles for foundational identity that are common at this age (Marcia, 1994).

Don't let him watch you clean up, since some dogs seem to eat poop as an imitative behavior... he sees you doing it and mimics the behavior.

In the study, researchers compared the imitative behavior of 77 typically developing 3 - to 5 - year - olds in the United Kingdom with that of 46 untrained bonobos living in naturalistic forest enclosures in Lola ya Bonobo Sanctuary in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

She may be withdrawn and may lack imitative behavior, pretend not to understand, and communicate only on her own terms.

Not exact matches

Such imitative investing behavior could also be a problem for investors in general.

Indeed, by connecting with the subject, that person might have redirected some of the activity of mirror neurons toward a truly empathic behavior, rather than in the service of the deranged imitative violence leading to action.