You and your sister are watching your nephew. Initially he seems to be very interested in a recently appeared stimulus, but seems not to be very interested in it after a few seconds
Your sister thinks that he might not have a very long attention span. What do you tell her? Your nephew is actually displaying ____.
a. boredom
b. sensitivity
c. dishabituation
d. habituation
Answer: D
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