Two-Month-Old Michael Likes to Look at the Soft, Multicolored Ball

question 13

Multiple Choice

Two-month-old Michael likes to look at the soft, multicolored ball in his crib, but the new black-and-white ball has recently gained his attention. Habituation has occurred, meaning that

• A) Michael no longer remembers the stimulus he has seen previously.
• B) Michael has a short attention span.
• C) a complex form of learning has taken place.
• D) Michael has gotten used to a stimulus (the multicolored ball)

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Definitions:

Dimensional Approaches

A method in psychology that conceptualizes personality, mental health, and other psychopathological phenomena as varying across a continuum or spectrum rather than being distinct categories.

Violent Tendencies

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Mental Illness

A broad range of medical conditions (such as depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder) that affect a person's thinking, feeling, mood, or behavior in a way that influences their daily living.

Media Attention

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