Jeremy's Mother Has Been Humming the Same Tune for Five

question 83

Multiple Choice

Jeremy's mother has been humming the same tune for five minutes. Four-month-old Jeremy is nearly asleep, and his heart rate and respiration are slow. His mother switches to a different tune, and Jeremy suddenly appears to be less drowsy and he is paying more attention. Which of the following is Jeremy's increase in attention when his mother switched tunes an example of?

• A)habituation
• B)sensorimotor responding
• C)a conditioned response
• D)dishabituation

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Definitions:

Imprinting

A form of learning in which an animal gains its sense of species identification and behavior in a very brief period after birth or hatching.

Conservation

Within the realm of cognitive development, the realization that specific attributes of objects are constant, even when their shape or look alters.

Accommodation

The process of adapting cognitive schemas to incorporate new information.

Egocentrism

A developmental phase where an individual is unable to distinguish between their own perspective and that of others, often observed in children.