Question

Mariska is participating in a research study to determine whether she can detect the difference between two amounts: a circle containing two dots versus a circle with no dots inside. The researcher shows her the empty circle repeatedly until she looks away while it is on the screen. Then the researcher shows her the circle with two dots in it, and records how long Mariska stares at it. What research method is being used?

Answer 1

"Habituation" is the research method that is being used .

Step-by-step explanation:

Habituation is a type of non-associative learning in which a natural response to a stimulus is reduced after a prolonged or repeated presentation of that stimulus. Habituation occurs within the nervous system in animals. Habituation can involve the intact organism or it can involve only parts of the organism. In the given question above, habituation is used in the research study.

Answer 2

Habituation is the correct answer.

Habituation is a psychological learning process in which a non-reinforced response decreases as the person is repeatedly exposed to it; the more we encounter something, the less likely we are to react to or be surprised by it. For instance, when we enter a noisy room we may be distracted or annoyed by all the noise, but as time passes we tend to get used to all the noise in that room and it might not bother us as much after a while.