When Cherita has consumed one cup of coffee a day for so long that she has become habituated to its effects and needs to drink more coffee to achieve the same effects, she is experiencing __________.

A. dependence
B. tolerance
C. addiction
D. potentiation


Answer: B

Psychology

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