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If you are expecting an important text message, you are much more likely to notice the sound as soon as the message arrives. This best illustrates ____

A	priming
B	signal detection theory
C	difference threshold
D	absolute threshold
E	Weber’s law

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Perception: the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information.

Detailed explanation-2: -Examples of sensory adaptation include no longer feeling your clothes after you get dressed, no longer hearing the sounds of passing cars and pedestrian chatter outside a city apartment after being exposed to these sounds for a long time, or forgetting the radio or TV is on while you focus on daily activities.

Detailed explanation-3: -The signal-detection theory proposes that the detection of stimuli involves decision processes as well as sensory processes, which are both influenced by a variety of factors besides stimulus intensity.

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