What is the main difference between habituation and conditioning?

A. Habituation involves learning, while conditioning does not.
B. Habituation involves genetic imprinting, while conditioning involves only learned behavior.
C. Habituation involves a stimulus with no association, while conditioning involves a stimulus with an association.
D. Habituation involves an increase in the intensity of response, while conditioning involves a decrease in intensity of response.
E. Habituation lacks an external stimulus, while conditioning involves both external and internal stimuli.


C. Habituation involves a stimulus with no association, while conditioning involves a stimulus with an association.

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