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#1. Based on the strict definition in Applied Behavior Analysis, which of the following scenarios best exemplifies imitation?

A child hears their parent say ‘clap hands’ and then claps their hands immediately.

A student watches an instructional video on how to build a model airplane on Monday and attempts to build it on Tuesday afternoon.

While walking through a park, you observe a stranger pick up litter and immediately after, you also pick up a piece of litter.

A driver sees a ‘STOP’ sign at an intersection and brings their car to a complete halt.

Imitation in ABA is defined as a behavior evoked by a nonverbal stimulus the model that has formal similarity to the model and occurs immediately after the model Option A involves a verbal SD clap hands not a nonverbal one and thus is not a true instance of imitation Option B lacks immediacy as the behavior occurs significantly after the nonverbal stimulus the video Option D describes a response to a discriminative stimulus the STOP sign that directs behavior rather than a copying behavior that formally resembles a model Option C fits the definition perfectly observing a stranger nonverbal model picking up litter serves as a nonverbal SD and picking up litter yourself immediately after shows formal similarity and immediacy

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