When little Brendan first saw a picture of Bullwinkle Moose,he looked at it for a long time.After he'd seen the picture several times,he spent less and less time looking at it each time.This tapering off of his interest is due to
A)habituation.
B)constructivism.
C)accommodation.
D)categorization.

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The tapering off of Brendan's interest in the picture is due to habituation, which is the decrease in responsiveness to a stimulus after repeated exposure. In this case, Brendan became less interested in the picture of Bullwinkle Moose after seeing it multiple times.

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