Glinda jingles her keys in front of baby Elphaba's face, and she watches and smiles. Glinda continues to bring her keys up and jingle them in front of Elphaba because she appears to enjoy this game. After a while, though, Elphaba seems to lose interest in the game and no longer focuses on the keys when Glinda jingles them. This illustrates the process of

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This scenario specifically describes habituation, which is the process by which an organism becomes less responsive to a repeated stimulus over time. In this case, Elphaba was initially interested in the sound of the jingling keys, but eventually lost interest as the stimulus was repeated.

Glinda Jingles Her Keys in Front of Baby Elphaba's Face