A Decrease in Ones Perception of a Stimulus Whose Intensity

question 34

Multiple Choice

A decrease in ones perception of a stimulus whose intensity has not changed due to higher neural inhibition is

• A) habituation.
• B) convergence.
• C) divergence.
• D) adaptation.

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