Last night, when Janice was trying to go to sleep she heard a band playing music. At first it was just irritating. But over time, the band actually sounded like it was getting louder even though it was not. This is an example of ______.
A. higher-order conditioning
B. habituation
C. sensitization
D. behavioral contrast
C. sensitization
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Which of the following statements best describes how anabolic steroids affect young adolescents?
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A famous basketball star is worried that people won't trust his endorsement if he is paid for it. What advice would you give him, based on research on how payment and credibility are related?
A. The more you are paid for an endorsement, the more credible you are, because it shows how valuable your opinion is. B. The less you are paid, the more credible you are, but being paid nothing is actually suspicious and leads to low credibility. C. The less you are paid, the more credible you are; it shows you have nothing to gain from the endorsement. D. With celebrity endorsements, people don't take the amount of payment into account because they use the central route of persuasion.