Darla recently moved into a new apartment to discover that she could hear the people above her walking around all day long. At first this was driving her crazy, but now she rarely notices it. This is called __________

a. shaping
b. habituation
c. discrimination
d. flooding

Answer: B

Psychology

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a. Alzheimer’s disease b. Parkinson’s disease c. frontotemporal dementia d. prion disease

Psychology