visualimitation
nounUK /ˈvɪʒuəl ˌɪmɪˈteɪʃən/
US /ˈvɪʒuəl ˌɪmɪˈteɪʃən/
Copying what you see someone else do.
The baby learned to clap by visual imitation of her mother.
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2. Learning a skill by watching and then copying another person's actions.
Children pick up many gestures through visual imitation.
3. In psychology, copying a behavior after seeing it performed.
The study measured visual imitation in toddlers.
4. Copying the look or style of something seen, such as art or fashion.
The artist's visual imitation of nature was striking.