Sensitization:
A) occurs in humans but not in other animals.
B) requires fewer exposures than are necessary for habituation.
C) is stimulus-specific.
D) dissipates rapidly in all learning situations.

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Sensitization requires fewer exposures to a stimulus than habituation does. It is a process where an organism becomes more responsive to a stimulus after repeated exposures, often to something potentially harmful or irritating, whereas habituation involves becoming less responsive to a harmless, repeated stimulus over time.