Martha is writing a paper that addresses a process in which sensory receptors become less sensitive to repeated presentations of the same stimulus. What is the primary topic of Martha's essay?
a) sensation
b) sensory fatigue
c) sensory adaptation
d) discrimination
ANS: C, Martha is writing about how ongoing exposure to the exact same (unchanging) stimulus will cause us to become less responsive to that stimulus. This is sensory adaptation.
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