When Bill Started Working in His New Office,he Found the Noise

question 156

Essay

When Bill started working in his new office,he found the noise of the air purifier in his room distracting and felt it interfered with his ability to concentrate.After a week or so,the noise stopped bothering him,even though it was still present.Explain the concept that is most likely responsible for Bill's reaction to the noise after a week.

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Definitions:

Counterexamples

Instances or cases that contradict a rule or a generalization, often used to disprove arguments.

Coincidence

An occurrence of two or more events at the same time by chance.

Correlation

A statistical measure that represents the extent to which two or more variables fluctuate together.

Causal Explanations

Statements or analysis that identify reasons or causes for certain phenomena.