A Researcher Notes That 9-Month-Old Sebastian Is Watching a Picture

question 16

Multiple Choice

A researcher notes that 9-month-old Sebastian is watching a picture and his heart rate has steadily slowed down from when the stimulus was first presented. What is the researcher's mostly likely interpretation?

• A) Sebastian is processing the stimulus and is in the sustained attention phase.
• B) Sebastian is transitioning to an attention termination phase.
• C) Sebastian has detected a stimulus and is entering the orientation phase.
• D) Sebastian has detected a stimulus and has entered the automatic response phase.
• E) Sebastian is no longer processing the stimulus and is blank-staring at the stimulus.

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