The first time you pick up your pet hamster it recoils in fear,but after a week of handling,your hamster is not bothered anymore.What change came over your hamster through the simple act of repetitive handling?
A) long-term potentiation
B) learned helplessness
C) sensitization
D) habituation

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Habituation is a type of learning in which an animal or person becomes less responsive to a repeated stimulus over time. In this case, with repeated handling, the hamster became less afraid and eventually no longer reacted fearfully, indicating habituation.

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