Jeremy's mother has been humming the same tune for five minutes.Four-month-old Jeremy is nearly asleep,and his heart rate and respiration are slow.His mother switches to a different tune,and Jeremy suddenly appears to be less drowsy and he is paying more attention.What is illustrated by Jeremy's increase in attention when his mother switched tunes

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Jeremy's increase in attention when his mother switched tunes illustrates dishabituation, which occurs when an individual's responsiveness to a stimulus increases after exposure to a new and different stimulus. In this case, Jeremy had become habituated to his mother's humming, but when she switched to a different tune, it caught his attention and he became less drowsy. This demonstrates dishabituation.

Jeremy's Mother Has Been Humming the Same Tune for Five