Psychology definition for Deferred Imitation in normal everyday language, edited by psychologists, professors and leading students. Help us get better.
This study demonstrates for the first time deferred imitation of novel actions in dogs (Canis familiaris) with retention intervals of 1.5 min and memory of familiar actions with intervals ranging from 0.40 to 10 min. Eight dogs were trained using the ‘Do as I do’ method to match their own...