Answer: B. Gabriel Tarde
Explanation: Gabriel Tarde (12 March 1843 - 13 May 1904), known for his social philosophy, the theory according to which invention is a condition of progress. According to his social philosophy, sociology is an interaction between human psyches and the initiators of these interactions are innovation and imitation. In essence, all innovations are a form of imitation of what has already been achieved, only to varying degrees, and different types of imitations.
In addition, Tarde was a criminologist and social psychologist. As all innovations as drivers of progress are nothing but different degrees of imitation of what has already been achieved, there is imitation and new innovation in the intertwining and psychological interactions of individuals. In these psychological interactions, all existing patterns of social behaviour are imitated as well as deviant behaviour. In support of this is the Group Mind thesis also developed by the Tarde, which best explains the psychology of the crowd or herd behaviour. This imitation begins originally in the family when children imitate their parents, later it is extended to different social models and the point is prestige. Tarde considered imitation a deep-rooted interpersonal trait, both conscious and unconscious.
