Habituation refers to the:

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Aadjustment of current schemas to make sense of new information

Bawareness that things continue to exist when not perceived

Cdecreasing responsiveness to a stimulus to which one is repeatedly exposed

Dinterpretation of new information in terms of existing schemas

Correct answer

C. decreasing responsiveness to a stimulus to which one is repeatedly exposed

Explanation

The correct answer is decreasing responsiveness to a stimulus to which one is repeatedly exposed.

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