A newborn who shows interest and surprise at first seeing a new toy but may not show interest after seeing the same toy several times is demonstrating what type of learning?

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Korbinian Kuhn · Answer 1 · 2019-11-14T03:36:30+0000

The baby is demonstrating habituation. Habituation occurs when a human or animal loses interest and responds less to an object or stimulating behavior due to being exposed to them repeatedly. The baby is bored with the toy because it is not new to him or her.

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