What is masking?
A. the process through which a dominant stimulus is mistaken for a less dominant one
B. the innate preference for louder and brighter stimuli over quieter and duller stimuli
C. a difficulty seeing a stimulus that is quickly replaced by another in the same or adjacent space
D. a technique for adjusting data points while graphing comparative data
Answer: C
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