The mother of six-month-old Robbie makes a cooing sound to him until he becomes bored and looks away. She then clicks her tongue, which makes him look at her again. Robbie has

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Robbie has shown dishabituation, which is when a person or animal's attention is drawn back to a stimulus after becoming habituated to it. In this case, Robbie became bored with the cooing sound, but when his mother made a new sound (clicking her tongue), he looked back at her, indicating that he was once again paying attention. This is an example of dishabituation, as he was no longer habituated to the cooing sound and was drawn back to a new stimulus.

The Mother of Six-Month-Old Robbie Makes a Cooing Sound to Him