You Arrive at Your Office and Are Startled by the Sounds

question 35

Multiple Choice

You arrive at your office and are startled by the sounds of building construction outside your window. As you settle in to your work for the day, you forget about the construction noises. When a visitor comes to your office later that day, the first thing she comments on is how disruptive the construction noise must be to your concentration. You realize that you have not even noticed it for over an hour. This is due to

• A)sensory transduction.
• B)sensory adaptation.
• C)resting potential.
• D)action potential firing.

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