Which of the following refers to changes in the brain that alter how we process sensory information so that we can focus on just one part of a group of stimuli rather than processing all of the stimuli?

a. sensory adaptation
b. sensory habituation
c. perceptual learning
d. perceptual accommodation


ANSWER: c

Psychology

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