Liz Lemon needs to remember to pick up lunch for her writing staff,so she ties a string around her finger as a reminder.Unfortunately,by noon,she no longer notices the string around her finger.This was most likely due to ____.
A) perceptual constancy
B) kinesthetic perception
C) transduction
D) sensory adaptation

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Sensory adaptation occurs when our sensory receptors become less responsive over time with continuous exposure to a specific stimulus. In this case, Liz Lemon's brain adapted to the sensation of the string around her finger, so she no longer noticed it.

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