This Theorist Has Studied the Ability of Infants to Imitate

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Short Answer

This theorist has studied the ability of infants to imitate facial expressions.This theorist argues that infants' imitative abilities are biologically based,and the skill is apparent within the first few days after birth.

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Definitions:

Resource Partitioning

A process where different species utilize the same resources in different ways to reduce competition among them.

Competitive Exclusion

A principle stating that two species competing for the same resources cannot coexist at constant population values if other ecological factors remain constant.

Grain Beetles

A group of beetles known for infesting and feeding on stored grains and cereals.

Parasitic Relationship

A biological interaction where one organism, the parasite, lives on or in another organism, the host, causing it harm and benefiting from the nutrients of the host.