when kevin started his car in the parking lot, he also turned on the radio to his favorite station,as he entered the street onto the campus, he turned the radio up due to the increased background noise in the car. entering the highway, he again increased the volume until he could hear the music clearly. Driving onto the driveway at home, he saw his mother watering the roses in the front yard. "Kevin turn down that radio. We are going to be deaf by the time your twntyfive. she instructed as she opened the car door. He had not noticed how very loud the radio was until she mentioned it. Kevin has expierenced?
A. absolute threshold constancy.
B. Weber's Law
C. sensory adaptation.
D. sensory deprivation
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C. sensory adaptation.
Explanation:
Sensory adaptation refers to the process by which our sensory receptors become less responsive to a constant or unchanging stimulus over time. In this scenario, Kevin initially turned up the radio volume to compensate for the increased background noise in the car, and then gradually increased it further as he entered different environments (street, highway). However, he eventually became accustomed to the loudness and didn't notice how loud the radio was until his mother pointed it out. This demonstrates sensory adaptation, as Kevin's perception of the volume changed over time due to his sensory receptors adapting to the constant stimulus of loud music.