"BANG!" "What was that?" Danielle asks in a breathless panic."That? It was just a falling pecan hitting the carport's tin roof," Matthew explains.A scant minute later,the doorbell rings.Danielle turns abruptly,still startled.Danielle's behaviours reflect ___.
A) sensitization
B) habituation
C) association
D) conditioning

Question

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Danielle's reaction of being breathless and panicked after hearing the loud noise and then turning abruptly, still startled when the doorbell rings reflects sensitization. Sensitization is a type of learning in which an organism's response to a stimulus increases after experiencing an aversive or intense stimulus. In this case, the loud noise sensitized Danielle and made her more responsive to subsequent stimuli like the doorbell.

"BANG!" "What Was That?" Danielle Asks in a Breathless Panic