Upon returning home from middle school each day, Billy has a peanut butter sandwich for a snack. After 8 days of this, he finds that he no longer enjoys the sandwich, but he wants to enjoy it as he did when he first started eating this daily treat. Research on habituation shows that Billy should avoid eating peanut butter sandwiches for__________days in order to have the strongest chance of getting his enjoyment back to its initial level.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 4
D) 8

Question

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Research on habituation suggests that taking a break equal to the duration of the exposure period can help reset the habituation effect. Since Billy ate the sandwiches for 8 days, avoiding them for another 8 days is likely to restore his initial level of enjoyment.

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