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

question 14

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.What is illustrated by Jeremy's increase in attention when his mother switched tunes

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

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