Fourteen-year-old Travis has watched the Texas Chainsaw Massacre at least fifty times. The first time he watched it, it really disturbed him and grossed him out. Now he laughs and makes fun of the lousy special effects

This decrease in Travis' emotional response to the movie is called
A) stimulation reduction. B) emotional deprivation.
C) affect diminution. D) desensitization.


D

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