There is a short in the light in Holden's office,so it makes a soft but constant high-pitched sound.Maintenance workers have not been able to fix the problem.When Travis walks into Holden's office,he says,"How can you stand that awful noise?" Holden spends a moment listening and then says,"I don't even hear it anymore." Holden has been exposed to the sound so long that he has experienced
A) an absolute threshold.
B) sensory adaptation.
C) a difference threshold.
D) synesthesia.

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Holden has experienced sensory adaptation, which is the process by which sensitivity to a constant or repetitive stimulus decreases over time as the brain becomes accustomed to it. Thus, he has stopped noticing the high-pitched sound in his office.

There Is a Short in the Light in Holden's Office,so