Habituation is to sensitization as
A)motor is to sensory.
B)S-R is to state.
C)S-S is to S-R.
D)state is to S-S.

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Habituation and sensitization refer to changes in the strength of the response to a stimulus. Habituation is the decrease in response strength following repeated presentation of the same stimulus, while sensitization is the increase in response strength following presentation of a strong or novel stimulus. Motor and sensory refer to different types of systems involved in the response to a stimulus and are not directly related to habituation and sensitization. S-R (stimulus-response) refers to the relationship between a specific stimulus and the response it elicits, whereas state refers to the overall physiological or psychological condition of an organism. S-S (stimulus-stimulus) refers to the relationship between two or more stimuli and is not directly related to habituation and sensitization. Therefore, the best analogy is that habituation is to sensitization as S-R is to state.

Habituation Is to Sensitization as