A graduate student is learning how to teach, and as part of the process she is going to be observed by her professor. At first, she is very, very nervous and stutters and stumbles through the lecture. About 30 minutes into the lecture, she is not even aware that the professor is in the room and seems calm, well organized, and like a "pro." What happened in this situation

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Israel Huff

Social Studies

27 April, 04:48

A graduate student is learning how to teach, and as part of the process she is going to be observed by her professor. At first, she is very, very nervous and stutters and stumbles through the lecture. About 30 minutes into the lecture, she is not even aware that the professor is in the room and seems calm, well organized, and like a "pro." What happened in this situation

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Elisha Pruitt · Answer 1

Habituation

Explanation:

Habituation is a type of learning where a stimulus does not provoke the initial response which the organism had. This takes place after the person has been exposed to the stimulus repeatedly for a prolonged period of time.

Here, the graduate student was nervous in the beginning as she was in front of the professor. She got habituated to the fact that her professor was observing her and focused on her teaching.