During an exam, Vinita eventually stopped noticing that the student next to her was repeatedly sniffling. At one point, however, the lights in the room went off, after which she again noticed the sniffling. The reappearance of her reaction to the sniffling is as an example of
A) sensitization.
B) habituation.
C) dishabituation.
D) disinhibition.

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The reappearance of Vinita's reaction to the sniffling after a change in the environment (the lights going off) is an example of dishabituation. Dishabituation occurs when a previously habituated stimulus becomes noticeable again due to a new, often unrelated, stimulus interrupting the habituation process.

During an Exam, Vinita Eventually Stopped Noticing That the Student