Question

When Sarita first moved into her dorm room, she would get distracted by other students chatting in the hall outside her room. After two months of repeated exposure to conversations in the hallway, Sarita does not get distracted anymore. Sarita has learned through:______.a. habituation.b. sensitization.c. observational learning.d. operant conditioning.

Answer 1

Answer: Habituation

Explanation: Habituation simply refers to a decline in the response rate to a stimulus due to prolonged and repeated exposure to such stimulus. The process of Habituation is usually natural, such that an individual gets used to certain stimulus over time.

In the scenario above, Sarita will usually get distracted when others are chatting when she first moved to her dorm, this is because Sarita is new to the stimulus, However, since the stimulus has become frequent and repetitive, the process of Habituation causes the distraction caused by such stimulus to decrease.