stackyFACTSA toddler will calmly watch you accidentally swear at traffic, stay completely silent, and then enthusiastically recreate the event at a family dinner three days later. Deferred imitation is the ability to retain a mental representation of an action and execute it long after the original event, maximizing maximum social embarrassment.
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