The more you clap your hands, the more excited your dog becomes. This scenario is an example of

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Sensitization is the process where a repeated stimulus (in this case, clapping) results in the progressive amplification of a response (the dog becoming more excited). It's the opposite of habituation, where a response diminishes over time with repeated exposure to a stimulus. Dishabituation and disinhibition refer to the restoration of a response due to a novel stimulus or the removal of inhibitory influences, neither of which directly applies to the scenario described.

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