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A 5-year-old boy in the intensive care unit was initially startled by the sound of physicians' beepers but no longer reacts after he hears the sound several times. Which learning principle best explains this phenomenon?
A) Avoidance
B) Classical conditioning
C) Habituation
D) Partial reinforcement
E) Punishment
F) Spontaneous recovery

C??

B or C???WELL C probably

is C

i have learned that to do the dx of any of the choices(except C) there most be a behavioral change
after the aplication of an stimulus,so i think C too

it's c...........

c.

C is correct.