Which statement correctly differentiates between habituation and sensitization?
A) Habituation is a decreased response to a stimulus, whereas sensitization is the return of a response that had formerly been habituated.
B) In habituation, the sensory system is not able to respond; in sensitization, the sensory system is able to respond, but responsiveness is decreased.
C) Habituation is a decreased response to a stimulus, whereas sensitization is an increased response to a stimulus.
D) In habituation, the sensory system simply ignores a stimulus; in sensitization, the sensory system has lost the ability to detect the stimulus.

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Habituation is a process by which an organism's response to a stimulus decreases over time, whereas sensitization is a process by which an organism's response to a stimulus increases over time. Therefore, C is the correct answer as it correctly identifies habituation as a decreased response to a stimulus and sensitization as an increased response to a stimulus.

Which Statement Correctly Differentiates Between Habituation and Sensitization