Identify the sensory inputs that would stimulate the reticular activating system

a darkened room
a set of silencing headphones
breakfast odors
smelling salts
a ringing fire alarm


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a darkened room

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a set of silencing headphones

__X__
breakfast odors

__X__
smelling salts

__X__
a ringing fire alarm

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