While a carpenter was doing some remodeling in Kate's kitchen, her infant son cried from the hammering noise at first, but stopped responding to the noise after he got used to it. The son's response is best thought of as an example of:
A) habituation
B) shaping
C) stimulus generalization
D) symbolic representation

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Habituation is defined as a simple form of learning which allows infants to ignore meaningless, repetitive stimuli in the environment.

While a Carpenter Was Doing Some Remodeling in Kate's Kitchen