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During an emergency, an alarm sounds and continues to do so after you have stopped being aware of it. What is this an example of?
  • A
    Hyposensitivity.
  • B
    Hypersensitivity.
  • C
    Habituation.
  • D
    Action slip.
Sensory adaptation/Habituation refers to a reduction in sensitivity to a stimulus after constant exposure to it.
  • For instance, when a continuous stimulus is first applied, the receptors respond at a very high impulse rate at first, then progressively less rapidly until finally many of them no longer respond at all.

A classic example of this is when you are exposed to a noise, after constant exposure to it, it may be hardly sensed - if at all.

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