Command and General Staff College (CGSC) 1001 Practice Test 2026 - Free CGSC 1001 Practice Questions and Study Guide

In this looking paradigm, longer looking after the change shows novelty detection. After habituation, the infant’s attention increases when something new or different is presented, indicating they notice a change from what they learned during habituation. This longer looking reflects dishabituation: the old stimulus was familiar, and the new event violates expectations, capturing more attention and signaling discrimination between the two. If the infant couldn’t distinguish the stimuli, or if they simply became bored again, looking time wouldn’t increase. If they were more familiar with the old stimulus, they’d typically continue to look less, not more. Hence, the extended looking time means the infant notices a change in the stimulus.