Melanie presents infants with the same red light repeatedly until the infants quit looking at it. She then presents a new, slightly different colored light and records whether the infants resume responding. This is an example of:
A)the novelty paradigm
B)the habituation procedure
C)the adaptation procedure
D)cross-sectional research

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Melanie is using the habituation procedure, which involves presenting the same stimulus repeatedly until the response (in this case, looking) decreases or stops. When a new stimulus is introduced and the response resumes, it indicates that the infant can discriminate between the old and new stimuli, a key aspect of habituation studies.

Melanie Presents Infants with the Same Red Light Repeatedly Until