After hearing hundreds of car alarms go off in his lifetime, Li-Wen began ignoring this noise. That changed, however, after Li-Wen learned that several car break-ins had recently occurred in his community. Now, whenever he hears a car alarm, he quickly jumps up to look out of his window and make sure his car is ok. This example best illustrates the process of
A. sensitization.
B. habituation.
C. latent inhibition.
D. inhibitory learning.
Answer: A
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