Young Ruthie is tickled pink to learn that she will be visiting her beloved grandmother who recently moved to a nearby apartment. The first time she walks into the apartment, Ruthie immediately notices the strong scent of the wintergreen-based gel her grandmother used for muscle and joint pain and comments that it "smells funny in here.". Soon, however, Ruthie no longer notices the wintergreen
scent. However, after Ruthie's initial reaction to the scent would be a(n) ____, and her later lack of reaction to it demonstrates ____.
a. attention; orientation
b. habituation; attention
c. orienting response; habituation
d. habituation; orienting response
c
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a. adolescence. c. the preschool years. b. middle childhood. d. infancy.
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a. short-term store. b. sensory memory. c. long-term store. d. intermediate store.
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