You Go into Your Son's Room, Only to Be Met

question 215

Multiple Choice

You go into your son's room, only to be met with a combination of smells, including day-old pizza, wet towels, and gym shoes. Your son seems unconcerned with the putrid odors. When you ask how he can stand the stench of his "pig sty," he replies that he does not smell anything because of __________. (Well, at least he's listening in psychology class.)

• A)sensory adaptation
• B)sensory gating
• C)sensory conflict
• D)selective attention

---

Definitions:

Immediate Instructions

Immediate instructions are commands executed directly and instantly within a control program, often affecting control logic or operations without delay.

Scan Time

The time it takes for a programmable logic controller (PLC) to read inputs, execute its program, and update outputs.