Kylie recently moved into an apartment with a new roommate who watches cable news seemingly all day and all night.The television is always on and always turned to the news.At first,Kylie found the television distracting,but after a few weeks,she barely even notices that the TV is on.This example demonstrates the behavioral process of:
A)classical conditioning.
B)sensitization.
C)habituation.
D)operant conditioning.

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Habituation is the process by which we become less sensitive to a stimulus over time due to repeated exposure. In this case, Kylie has become habituated to the constant presence of the news on television and no longer finds it distracting.

Kylie Recently Moved into an Apartment with a New Roommate