Marasol was repeatedly presented with a picture of a large,blue butterfly.Although she looked at the picture when it was first presented,she tired of it and hardly looked at it when it was presented for the eighth time.When the stimulus was changed to a small,blue butterfly,Marasol again showed an interest by looking at the picture for a longer time.Marasol's renewed interest in the picture illustrates

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Marasol's renewed interest in the picture after it was changed to a small version of the same butterfly suggests that she had habituated to the original stimulus. However, when presented with the new stimulus, her interest was renewed, indicating recovery from habituation. Thus, option A is the best choice. The other options, such as operant conditioning and preferential looking, do not adequately explain Marasol's behavior in response to the repeated presentation of the stimulus.

Marasol Was Repeatedly Presented with a Picture of a Large,blue