A month ago, the person who has the office cubicle next to Elle started to use a scented plug-in air freshener at her desk.At first Elle found the sweet smell from the air freshener was somewhat overpowering, but now she has become accustomed to the scent and usually doesn't even notice it.Elle's change in responsiveness illustrates the learning process known as:
A)habituation
B)shaping
C)stimulus generalization
D)sensitization

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Elle's decreased responsiveness to the scent of the air freshener is an example of habituation, which occurs when an organism becomes less responsive to a stimulus after repeated exposure to it. Shaping refers to the gradual molding of behavior through reinforcement and punishment, and stimulus generalization is the extension of a learned response to stimuli that are similar to the original stimulus. Sensitization is the opposite of habituation and involves an increase in responsiveness to a repeated stimulus. None of these processes accurately describe Elle's change in responsiveness to the air freshener.

A Month Ago, the Person Who Has the Office Cubicle