Suppose you observe a father and his infant daughter in a laboratory and they are playing together. At some point, the father stops responding to his daughter and the experimenter records how the child reacts. The term for an experiment of this type is:

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This scenario describes a still-face experiment where the father suddenly stops responding to his daughter, creating a non-responsive or "still" face. The experimenter then observes and records the child's reaction to this sudden change in the father's behavior. A habituation experiment involves repeatedly presenting a stimulus to observe a decrease in response over time, while classical conditioning involves pairing a neutral stimulus with a naturally occurring one to create a learned response. A visual cliff experiment involves testing depth perception in infants.

Suppose You Observe a Father and His Infant Daughter in a Laboratory