Repeated Presentations of a Tactile Stimulus Make the Skin Receptors

question 37

Multiple Choice

Repeated presentations of a tactile stimulus make the skin receptors less sensitive, and responding decreases across trials.This is an example of

• A)response fatigue.
• B)sensory adaptation.
• C)habituation.
• D)sensitization.

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