"BANG!" "What was that?" Danielle asks in a breathless panic. "That? It was just a falling pecan hitting the carport's tin roof," Matthew explains. A scant minute later, the doorbell rings. Danielle turns abruptly, still startled. Danielle's behavior reflects ________.
A) sensitization
B) habituation
C) association
D) conditioning

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Sensitization is the process of becoming more responsive or reactive to a stimulus after being exposed to it repeatedly or intensely. Danielle's reaction to the loud sound and her heightened state of panic suggest sensitization.

"BANG!" "What Was That?" Danielle Asks in a Breathless Panic