You and your sister are watching your nephew. Initially he seems to be very interested in a stimulus that recently appeared, but seems not to be very interested in it after a few seconds
Your sister thinks that he might not have a very long attention span. What do you tell her? Your nephew is actually displaying ____.
a. boredom
b. sensitivity
c. dishabituation
d. habituation
D. Habituation is the gradual decrease in attention to a stimulus after repeated presentations.
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Describe advances and contributing factors in gross- and fine-motor development over middle childhood
What will be an ideal response?
When studying development of early mental states, researchers found that as early as 6 months, infants
A) expect people to talk to other people, rather than to inanimate objects. B) understand that people are intentional beings who share and influence another's mental state. C) are aware that others' perspectives differ from their own. D) can determine if an object inside a box is desirable or undesirable.