Suzanne cannot study in her room due to all the noise in the next door apartment. To resolve this problem, she goes to a different location where she starts studying with small amounts of noise. Over time she goes to additional locations where the noise is louder and louder. Finally, she is able to study in her room when there is lots of noise in the next door apartment. Suzanne is using the ______.
A. the incompatible stimuli method
B. the threshold method
C. the fatigue method
D. the habit method
B. the threshold method
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