Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337408332
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 33, Problem 2SQ
___ is defined as a decrease in the response to an ongoing stimulus.
- a. Perception
- b. Visual accommodation
- c. Sensory adaptiltion
- d. Somatic sensation
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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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