When a New Mobile Is First Hung Over Baby Jessica's

question 57

Multiple Choice

When a new mobile is first hung over baby Jessica's crib, she looks at it frequently, but after several weeks pass she hardly notices it. Jessica has become ________ to the mobile.

• A) classically conditioned
• B) operantly conditioned
• C) habituated
• D) counterconditioned

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Definitions:

Average Grade

The mean score calculated from a set of grades or marks awarded for academic performance.

Percentile Method

A statistical technique used to estimate the value below which a given percentage of observations in a dataset falls.

Probability

A measure of the likelihood of an event occurring, expressed as a number between 0 and 1, where 0 indicates impossibility and 1 indicates certainty.

Observing

The action of carefully watching someone or something over time, especially for the purpose of scientific or academic research.