Libby is drawing. She places her red pencil behind her ear to use another colored pencil. After a minute Libby doesn't feel the pencil behind her ear anymore and she forgets it is there. Libby is most likely experiencing

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Brianna Buck

15 May, 19:17

Libby is drawing. She places her red pencil behind her ear to use another colored pencil. After a minute Libby doesn't feel the pencil behind her ear anymore and she forgets it is there. Libby is most likely experiencing

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Mireya Hogan · Answer 1

Habituation.

Explanation:

Habituation refers to the psychological learning mechanism where the reaction to a stimulus is reduced after repeated exposure to it. This definition suggests that because of repeated exposure to it, an organism can tend to ignore a stimulus. It happens in everyday life but we still do not realize it to a large extent. As per the question, Libby doesn't feel the pencil behind her ear as she left it there and forgot about it is an example of habituation.