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Caryn's mother loves the smell of vanilla candles. When Caryn visits her mother, she dislikes the smell of the candles, but after a couple of hours she no longer notices it. The fact that Caryn can now ignore the candles' scent is most likely due to a type of non-associative learning called

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Habituation

Step-by-step explanation:

Habituation: The term is defined as a psychological non-associative learning process in which the repeated exposure to a particular stimulus decreases the response to that stimulus. An animal or a human being, they both respond to the habituation process.

Example: The wired sound of a vehicle can draw attention for a while but after some time one will hardly notice that sound due to habituation.

In the process of habituation, a few neurotransmitters are being released at the synapse.

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