Question

Tina's mother often entertains Tina by bouncing a bunny puppet back and forth along the side of Tinas crib. Initially, Tina pays close attention to the puppet but after a while, she begins to ignore it and continues doing what she was doing before the puppet appeared. Which psychological concepts bear explains tina's change in behavior?

Answer 1

The answer is habituation.

Step-by-step explanation:

Habituation refers to a decrease in response to a stimulus after many repetitions. The more frequent the stimulus, the faster the habituation becomes.

Habituation also occurs to adults. For example, a distracting clock sound in an office may be annoying at first, but after a few hours it will be barely noticeable.