When she goes into her mother's kitchen, Amelia doesn't know how long she will be able to stay in the room because of the overpowering smell of onions
But when her sister comes home an hour later and complains about the smell, Amelia realizes that she no longer smells the onions at all. This is an example of ________
a. sensory adaptation.
b. a just noticeable difference.
c. a correct rejection.
d. a miss.
Answer: a
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A) intermediate storage. B) long-term storage. C) sensory storage. D) short-term storage.
Four-month-old Timothy takes his mother's keys and begins to put them into his mouth, but then discovers that when he shakes them they make a pleasant sound. Timothy's treatment of the keys demonstrates which concept of Piaget's theory?
a. assimilation c. organization b. accommodation d. adaptation