The orienting reflex in combination with habituation suggests that we ____
a. ?begin to learn only after we have developed the capacity to think
b. ?are different from animals in the way that we learn
c. ?are capable of learning even without the benefit of sensation
d. ?are more sensitive to new stimuli than repeated stimuli
ANSWER:
d
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