An infant comes to the lab to be observed.At first,she is very shy and seems uncomfortable with the researcher,but after a few minutes she doesn't seem to even notice the researcher.What has happened here?

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This scenario describes habituation, which occurs when a stimulus is presented repeatedly and the individual becomes less responsive to it over time. In this case, the infant initially found the researcher novel and potentially threatening, but after a few minutes of exposure, she became accustomed to the presence and stopped paying attention.

An Infant Comes to the Lab to Be Observed