When you first sit down in your classroom, you may be aware of the loud sound of the vacuuming out in the hallway, even though the classroom door is closed. After several minutes, you are less aware of this constant auditory stimulus. Your reduction in sensitivity to this noise is an example of sensory a. perception. b. adaptation. c. transduction. d. signal detection.

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Jacquelyn Morton

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22 March, 11:28

When you first sit down in your classroom, you may be aware of the loud sound of the vacuuming out in the hallway, even though the classroom door is closed. After several minutes, you are less aware of this constant auditory stimulus. Your reduction in sensitivity to this noise is an example of sensory a. perception. b. adaptation. c. transduction. d. signal detection.

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Krista Hobbs · Answer 1

The correct answer is letter B

All the characteristics that adapt its possessors to something, are generally said to be adaptive and allow living beings to develop a certain harmony with the environment, thus adjusting themselves for their survival in a given location.