What learning process may explain why some addicts are more likely to overdose in new settings as opposed to familiar settings?
A) The addict was habituated to the effects of the drug in familiar settings, but this was not true of the new setting.
B) The addict had failed to generalize his or her drug-taking script to the new setting.
C) Opponent processes that were classically conditioned in the familiar setting were not triggered in the new setting.
D) The addict had learned to control stimulus-response associations in the familiar setting, but this learning did not generalize.

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Opponent processes that were classically conditioned in the familiar setting were not triggered in the new setting, leading to a lack of compensatory response and increased risk of overdose.

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