The tendency for an organism to respond less intensely to a stimulus the more it is presented is termed:
A)object permanence.
B)conditioning.
C)assimilation.
D)habituation.

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Habituation is the tendency of an organism to respond less to a repeated stimulus over time. This is a form of learning in which the organism becomes accustomed to a stimulus and no longer responds to it as strongly as it did initially. Option A, B, and C do not explain this phenomenon.

The Tendency for an Organism to Respond Less Intensely to a Stimulus