Immediately Following the Powerful Earthquake in San Luis Obispo,California on July

question 76

Multiple Choice

Immediately following the powerful earthquake in San Luis Obispo,California on July 2,2003,I felt "jumpy" whenever an airplane flew over my house to land at the nearby airport.This change is probably a result of 

• A)instinct. 
• B)reflex. 
• C)habituation. 
• D)sensitization.

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Definitions:

Hypnosis

A mental state of heightened suggestibility, induced by a clinical procedure known by a health professional, where individuals can experience altered awareness and focus.

Selective Attention

The focusing of conscious awareness on a particular stimulus while ignoring others, essential for processing vast amounts of information efficiently.

Temporal Lobes

Regions of the cerebral cortex located beneath the temples, crucial for processing auditory information and encoding memory.

Kinesthesia

The sense that detects body position, weight, or movement of the muscles, tendons, and joints, facilitating physical coordination.