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)operant conditioning
B)learned helplessness
C)sensitization
D)habituation

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Habituation is the process by which an organism becomes less responsive to a repeated stimulus over time. In this case, the hamster became used to being handled and therefore no longer recoiled in fear.

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