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Which of the following statements correctly distinguishes between habituation and sensitization?
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- 1Habituation occurs when an unconditioned stimulus naturally triggers a response, while sensitization requires a neutral stimulus to elicit a conditioned response.
- 2Habituation involves learning to associate one event with another, while sensitization involves forming connections between a stimulus and a response.
- 3Habituation is an increased responsiveness to intense or noxious events, while sensitization is a reduced response to irrelevant stimuli.
- 4Habituation is a decreased responsiveness to a non-threatening stimulus, while sensitization is an increased responsiveness to a strong or aversive stimulus.✓
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Habituation is a decreased responsiveness to a non-threatening stimulus, while sensitization is an increased responsiveness to a strong or aversive stimulus.
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