You've Been Sitting on the Couch for a While Now

question 29

Multiple Choice

You've been sitting on the couch for a while now, there is music playing in the background, your cat has fallen asleep with his head on your arm. You are daydreaming about your upcoming vacation, and you don't notice or attend to the sound of the music or the pressure of your cat's very heavy head. What processes are these two reductions in feeling the result of?

• A)endorphin-induced suppression of perception
• B)sensory adaptation
• C)sensory sensitization
• D)perceptual dulling

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Definitions:

Audience Members

Individuals who participate as viewers or listeners in the experience offered by a performance, broadcast, or presentation.

Enjoy

Refers to experiencing pleasure, satisfaction, or joy from an activity or event.

Sabotage

The deliberate act of destroying or obstructing something, usually for political or strategic gain.

Appropriation

The act of taking something for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission, often discussed in the context of culture and art.