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​young ruthie is tickled pink to learn that she will be visiting her beloved grandmother who recently moved to a nearby apartment. the first time she walks into the apartment, ruthie immediately notices the strong scent of the wintergreen-based gel her grandmother used for muscle and joint pain and comments that it "smells funny in here." soon, however, ruthie no longer notices the wintergreen scent. however, after ruthie's initial reaction to the scent would be ano ____, and her later lack of reaction to it demonstrates ____.

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The answers are: orienting response; habituation
Orienting response refers to An individual's immediate response when he/she experiencing a sudden change in his/her environment.
Habituation in this context refers to a situation when a certain response is reduced in term of intensity after experiencing a same stimulus over and over again.
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