Infants are shown pictures of dogs until they get bored and look away. Then, when they are shown a picture of a cat, they scrutinize it. Which part of this scenario is dishabituation?

a. looking away from the pictures of the dogs
b. scrutinizing the picture of the cat
c. getting bored
d. being shown a picture of a cat


Answer: B

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