Mary Nabholz Travels the Same Way to Work Every Day

question 75

Multiple Choice

Mary Nabholz travels the same way to work every day. She notices advertisements in store windows when the ads first go up. However, after a few days, Mary no longer pays any attention to these ads because they have become familiar. Which of the following is affecting Mary's response to the ads?

• A) perceptual vigilance
• B) perceptual defense
• C) contrast
• D) adaptation

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Definitions:

Queue

A line or sequence of people or vehicles awaiting their turn to be attended to or to proceed.

Mean Arrival Rate

The average rate at which entities arrive in a system over a specified period.

FCFS

An acronym for "First-Come, First-Served," a principle or algorithm where the first request made is the first to be attended to, commonly applied in scheduling and service systems.

Queuing Discipline

Rules or priorities determining the order in which entities are processed, often used in queue management.