How Can a Response That Has Decreased Through Habituation to the Eliciting

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How can a response that has decreased through habituation to the eliciting stimulus be reinstated?

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Definitions:

Sense of Smell

The ability to detect and identify volatile substances through the olfactory system.

Place Theory

A theory in hearing that suggests different areas of the cochlea are activated by different frequencies of sound, enabling us to discern pitch.

Absolute Threshold

The minimum intensity of a stimulus required to be correctly perceived by sensory systems at least 50% of the time.

Difference Threshold

The minimal change in stimulus that can just barely be detected by an organism, also known as the just noticeable difference (JND).