Annette was experiencing a high level of sexual excitement as her boyfriend kissed and caressed her. However, the phone rang and interrupted them. Her heart rate and respiration rate are slowly returning to normal, but she feels a sense of frustration. Which phase is Annette in, based on the phases described by Masters and Johnson?

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Annette is in the resolution phase, which is characterized by a gradual return to pre-arousal levels of physiological functioning, such as heart rate and respiration. The sense of frustration she feels is likely due to the interruption of sexual activity. The other options are not applicable in this scenario: A) post-orgasmic refers to the period after orgasm, B) plateau refers to a high level of sexual arousal that precedes orgasm, and D) refractory refers to the period after orgasm during which an individual may not be able to achieve another erection or orgasm.

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