Question

You are driving to school when suddenly an ambulance rushes past you with its sirens blaring, so you quickly pull your car to the side of the road. A few minutes later, when you hear sirens in the distance, you get ready to quickly pull the car over again. You have learned to respond quickly to the sirens because of:______

(a)- Imaginaiton
(b)- sensitization
(c)- Both a & b
(d)- None of the above

Answer 1

The answer is b) sensitization

Step-by-step explanation:

Sensitization in psychology, is the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations). It is non-associative learning process through which repeated exposure to a stimulus results in the progressive amplification (increasing strength) of the reaction to the stimulus. The organism is becoming more sensitive to the stimulus as time progresses.