An infant responds less and less to a repeated sound, but increases its response to a slightly changed sound. What term applies to this increase of response?

a. Accommodation
b. Habituation
c. Dishabituation
d. Desensitization


c

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a. narcissistic b. antisocial c. obsessive-compulsive d. schizotypal

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A) Lithium. B) Prozac. C) Ritalin. D) Thorazine.

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a) trust. b) industry. c) initiative. d) autonomy.

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