As She Studies in the Library, Beatrice Is Not Aware

question 411

Multiple Choice

As she studies in the library, Beatrice is not aware of the pressure of her watchband on her wrist. This is called:

• A) sensory adaptation.
• B) the doctrine of specific energies.
• C) feature detection.
• D) saturation.

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