Fourteen-year-old Travis has watched the Texas Chainsaw Massacre at least fifty times. The first time he watched it, it really disturbed him and grossed him out. Now he laughs and makes fun of the lousy special effects
This decrease in Travis' emotional response to the movie is called
A) stimulation reduction. B) emotional deprivation.
C) affect diminution. D) desensitization.
D
Psychology
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According to the longitudinal study by Rose et al. (2012), specific information processing skills, such as memory, attention and processing speed
a. are not distinct from one another in infancy. b. are distinct in infancy but not at 11 years of age. c. show continuity across an 11-year age span. d. show continuity only in the first 24 to 36 months of age.
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