Which Would Be the MOST Difficult to Habituate To

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which would be the MOST difficult to habituate to?

• A) the pressure of a chair against the back
• B) the accent of a foreign friend whom one has known for many years
• C) the smell of just-baked cookies
• D) the loud, banging sound that occurs every 5 minutes

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