When Max's father installed a new ceiling fan in his room, the "whirring" sound initially disturbed Max's sleep. After a few nig
hts, however, Max was back to sleeping normally, as if the fan did not bother him at all. Max's filtering out of the fan's noise is best described as ____.a. attentionb. habituationc. mental hardwared. mental software
Habituation is a psychological learning process that is described as a decrement in the response to a specific stimulus after being regularly exposed to it. It´s associated with the nervous system and may happen unconsciously. In this example, Max filtering out the fan's noise that was previously so distracting is an effect of habituation.
