Elizabeth's mom noticed that every time the theme music from the nightly news program came on, Elizabeth would stop whatever she was doing and begin to smile and coo. Being a perceptive mom, she recorded this music and played it many times for Elizabeth. However, by the end of the second day, Elizabeth wasn't paying any attention to this music and, in fact, seemed to show more interest in a totally different melody. Elizabeth's behavior best illustrates

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Elizabeth's behavior best illustrates habituation, which occurs when an organism becomes accustomed to a stimulus after repeated exposure and thus, loses interest and stops responding to it. This is indicated by Elizabeth's loss of interest in the theme music of the nightly news program after hearing it repeatedly.

Elizabeth's Mom Noticed That Every Time the Theme Music from the Nightly