Infant Godfrey had been staring at a picture of a face,but having grown tired of that,he resumed sucking on his pacifier.Soon after,a new picture was presented and he stopped his sucking altogether.Researchers would say that Godfrey is exhibiting
A) habituation.
B) dishabituation.
C) attention-deficit disorder.
D) extraordinary perceptual skills.

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Godfrey is exhibiting dishabituation, which is the increase in responsiveness to a novel stimulus following the presentation of a familiar stimulus. In this case, he stops sucking on his pacifier when presented with a new picture, indicating that he is showing renewed interest and attention towards the new stimulus.

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