Which term refers to practicing the activity until the steps become habit?

• A. Observation
• B. Imitation
• C. Performance
• D. Adaptation

Answer: (C)

The main idea here is that repeated practice leads to automatic, reliable execution of the steps—the skill becomes a performance. When you drill the activity enough, the sequence, timing, and motions become ingrained, so you can perform it habitually and with less conscious thought. That built-in ability to carry out the skill smoothly and consistently is what “performance” captures.

Observing is just watching someone do it. Imitation is trying to copy what you’ve seen. Adaptation is changing the approach to fit new conditions. None of those describe the ongoing, automatic execution that comes from practice and results in habitual performance.