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THE APPLYING OF STIMULUS FOR LONGER AND LONGER PERIODS OF TIME AND LOSS OF CONSCIOUS AWARNESS OF THAT STIMULUS IS CALLED?

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The answer is - Adaptation

Step-by-step explanation:

Adaptation to a stimulus is the decreased sensitivity to a constant or unchanging stimuli after constant exposure to it. The neurons become less sensitive to constant and unchanging stimuli which are gathered by the senses. Hence, if you apply a stimulus for a long period of time, the senses become used to it and less sensitive to it,

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