You toss a newly-purchased felt mouse across the floor. Your cat chases it excitedly, clutches it in her paws and rolls around with it. Several tosses later, your cat yawns pointedly and settles herself for a nap. The change in your cat's behavior illustrates ________.
A) adaptation
B) habituation
C) conditioning
D) sensitization

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Habituation is the process where an animal becomes less responsive to a repeated stimuli. In this case, the cat became less interested in the felt mouse after playing with it several times, and eventually became habituated to it.

You Toss a Newly-Purchased Felt Mouse Across the Floor