habituationHabituation is a mental learning process in infants wherein repeated exposure to a stimulus results in a decreased response to it. In this example, after Melanie presented the infants with the same red light repeatedly, they became "habituated" or familiar with it, after which they lost interest in observing it. Melanie then proceeds to investigate if the infants instead turn their attention to a different colored light (a new stimulus).
"1785, Jefferson expressed a belief that slavery corrupted both masters and slaves alike, and that gradual colonization would be preferable to immediate manumission."
