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

question 92

Multiple Choice

You've been sitting on the couch for a while now; there is music playing in the background,and 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 result in these two types of loss of feeling

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

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Definitions:

Sad

A feeling characterized by sorrow, disappointment, or unhappiness.

React Strongly

To respond to a stimulus or situation with heightened emotional or physical intensity.

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To have or express a different opinion or to not consent to a viewpoint or idea.

Perspectives

The viewpoints or angles from which things are considered or analyzed.