Jackson's Mother Presented Him with a New Toy, a Colorful

question 19

Multiple Choice

Jackson's mother presented him with a new toy, a colorful rattler. At first, Jackson stared intently at the toy, but after attending to it for a few minutes, he began to look away, and eventually did not show interest in the toy at all. Jackson's behavior would signal that he had

• A) demonstrated visual preference.
• B) became overstimulated by the toy.
• C) showed a strong novelty preference.
• D) did not like the appearance of the toy.
• E) habituated to the toy.

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Definitions:

Coefficient Of Relatedness

A measure indicating the probability of sharing genes between two individuals due to common ancestry.

Somatosensory Cortex

An area of the brain in the parietal lobe responsible for processing sensory information from various parts of the body, including touch, temperature, and pain.

Bipedal Nature

Referring to the characteristic of using two legs for walking, standing, and running, typical of humans and some other species.

Innate Behaviors

Instinctive actions and reactions that organisms are born with, not learned through experience, such as reflexes or fixed-action patterns.