Question

question 70
1 pts
you arrive at your friends apartment for a big party at the end of the semester. when you first arrive, the music is so loud that it almost hurts your ears. after a couple of hours, even though the music is still at the same volume, it no longer bothers you or seems that loud. this phenomenon is best described by the process of ______.
○ the cocktail - party effect
○ top - down processing
○ sensory adaptation.
○ bottom - up processing

Explanation:

• The cocktail - party effect is about focusing on one sound in a noisy environment, not about getting used to a constant sound.
• Top - down processing involves using prior knowledge to interpret sensory information, which is not related to getting used to a sound's volume.
• Sensory adaptation is the process where our sensory receptors become less responsive to a constant stimulus over time. In this case, the loud music is a constant stimulus, and after a while, we adapt to it, so it doesn't seem as loud.
• Bottom - up processing is about processing sensory information from the environment in a "bottom - up" way (from raw sensory data to perception), not about adaptation to a constant stimulus.

Answer:

C. sensory adaptation.