alleryStart learning →No longer noticing a constant flashing light demonstrates:
ASensory adaptation
BAbsolute threshold
CSignal detection
DTransduction failure
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Sensory adaptation
1. A steady, unchanging stimulus stops commanding attention.
2. That you no longer perceive the flashing light demonstrates sensory adaptation.
3. It also shows that while closely associated, sensation and perception are different.
4. The light is still being sensed even though it is no longer perceived.
_Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 5 'Sensation and Perception', sections 5.1-5.6_
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