Melanie Presents Infants with the Same Red Light Repeatedly Until

question 78

Multiple Choice

Melanie presents infants with the same red light repeatedly until the infants quit looking at it. She then presents a new, slightly different colored light and records whether the infants resume responding. This is an example of:

• A)the novelty paradigm
• B)the habituation procedure
• C)the adaptation procedure
• D)cross-sectional research

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