According to psychologists, sensitization is:
a. an increase in responsiveness after repeated exposure to an event
b. a decline in responsiveness after repeated exposure to an event
c. an automatic shift of attention toward novel events
d. an acquired response that develops in anticipation of an unconditioned stimulus
A
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