First-Time Skydivers Are Almost Always Terrified, but with Repeated Jumps

question 481

Multiple Choice

First-time skydivers are almost always terrified, but with repeated jumps, fear decreases, until finally the skydiver feels a "thrill" instead of terror. According to Solomon, this reduction in fear occurs because when a stimulus is repeated, our response to it

• A)intensifies.
• B)habituates.
• C)recapitulates.
• D)resurfaces.

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