The birds that were eating at the bird feeder initially flew away when the shadow of Charlie's kite passed over the feeder. However, after Charlie had been flying the kite for 15 minutes, the birds had all returned and didn't stop feeding when the kite passed overhead. The birds' change in responsiveness illustrates the learning process known as:
a. sensitization
b. habituation
c. second-order conditioning
d. negative reinforcement
B
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