which of the following statements about imitation is true? group of answer choices newborn chimpanzees imitate more facial expressions and gestures than human infants. imitation is harder to induce in newborns than in babies 2 to 3 months old. babies several months old often do not imitate an adult's behavior right away because they first try to play familiar social games. many researchers now believe that newborn imitation is actually a spontaneous reflex and not an actual learning mechanism.