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Question 172
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Which of the following is correct statement?
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Choice (4) | Response | |
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a. | Dark adaptation is the recovery of the eye՚s sensitivity to visual stimuli in darkness after exposure to bright light. | |
b. | Light adaptation is the recovery of the eye՚s sensitivity to visual stimuli in darkness after exposure to bright light. | |
c. | Light adaptation is the recovery of the eye՚s sensitivity to visual stimuli in light after exposure to darkness. | |
d. | Dark adaptation is the recovery of the eye՚s sensitivity to visual stimuli in light after exposure to darkness |
Question 176
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Identify the correct difference between habituation and sensory adaptation:
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Choice (4) | Response | |
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a. | Habituation is the tendency of sensory receptor cells to become less responsive to unchanging stimulus. While sensory adaptation is the tendency of the brain to stop attending to unchanging information. | |
b. | We don՚t notice the noise of air conditioner until it suddenly stops is due to sensory adaptation. While we feel cold water normal after spending few minutes in swimming pool is due to habituation. | |
c. | We don՚t notice the noise of air conditioner until it suddenly stops is due to habituation while we feel cold water normal after spending few minutes in swimming pool is due to sensory adaptation. | |
d. | Habituation is the tendency of the brain to stop attending to unchanging information. While sensory adaptation is the tendency of sensory receptor cells to become less responsive to unchanging stimulus. |