The habituation technique is a method of tailoring measures that capitalizes on:
A) an infant's ability to learn complex behaviors.
B) an infant's ability to discriminate between two different stimuli.
C) the fact that even young infants get bored with repeatedly presented stimuli.
D) None of the answers is correct.

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The habituation technique is based on the observation that infants become less interested in a stimulus after repeated exposure, indicating they have become accustomed or "habituated" to it. This decrease in attention is used to infer learning and memory capabilities.

The Habituation Technique Is a Method of Tailoring Measures That