Psychiatry and Psychology

Imitative Behavior

The mimicking of the behavior of one individual by another.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The mimicking of the behavior of one individual by another.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Behavior, Imitative
  • Behaviors, Imitative
  • Imitative Behaviors

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Aspects Covered

5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, drug effects, ethics, physiology, radiation effects.

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Indexing Annotation

human & animal

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History Note

68

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Previous Indexing

  • Behavior (1966-1967)
  • Behavior, Animal (1966-1967)

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Tree Number

  1. F01.145.510w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Imitative Behavior. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007100. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007100
  2. Imitative Behavior. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imitation
  3. Imitative Behavior. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1131737