Why Is It That an Orienting Response Tends to Disappear

question 40

Multiple Choice

Why is it that an orienting response tends to disappear after repeated exposure to a stimulus?

• A) ​Because the brain no longer registers it as a sensation
• B) ​Because the stimulus becomes familiar and loses its novelty
• C) ​Because the attention increases as stimuli become more familiar
• D) ​Because our mental hardware becomes inconsistent with our software

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