An infant is placed in a room with a noisy fan. Although one would think it would drive her crazy, it doesn't. This is because the infant has _______________ to the noise of the fan
a. lateralized
b. dilated
c. habituated
d. mylenated
B. Habituation is defined as the gradual decrease in attention to a stimulus after repeated presentations.
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Which of the following individuals most likely has a specific phobia?
a) Tyler, the passenger in 17A, who keeps his headphones on the whole flight and mindlessly stares out the window. b) Karen, the passenger in 12B, who grips her neighbor's arm rest during the whole flight. c) Dakota, the passenger in 9D, who hates turbulence and will not take her seat belt off for the whole flight. d) Mike, the passenger who was supposed to be in seat 14C, but could not board the plane because he was worried that it was not fit to fly.
Albert realizes that he has to study differently for essay tests in history than the multiple-choice test in his psychology class. In which aspect of memory is he demonstrating growth?
A) Metacognition B) Meta-awareness C) Meta-mnemonics D) Meta-memory