Which is true of sensory adaptation?

(a) we become unaware of the pressure of a watch on our skin
(b) we can see much better after about 15 minutes in a dark theater than when
we first go in out of the daylight
(c) we can see much better after a few minutes in the daylight than when we
first go out of a dark theater
(d) all of these are true of sensory adaptation


D

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