You offer your friends a ride home after class.As you start the engine,everyone jumps and covers their ears because your car stereo is so loud.You are convinced that someone was in your car and changed the volume because you never listen to your stereo at that volume.What likely happened when you played your stereo that morning?
A) sensory adaptation
B) Weber's law
C) transduction
D) the absolute threshold

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Sensory adaptation is a phenomenon where our senses adjust to the level of stimulation and become less sensitive to it. In this case, the constant exposure to the loud volume of the stereo in the car may have led to sensory adaptation, making it seem less loud to the driver despite it being too loud for others in the car.

You Offer Your Friends a Ride Home After Class