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. You tell her that your nephew is actually displaying __________.
A. boredom
B. sensitivity
C. dishabituation
D. habituation
Answer: D
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