When a bug lands on your skin you are likely to notice it, but if you don't shoo it off right away you are likely to quickly stop feeling it. What characteristic of sensory perception may best account for this phenomena?
A) rapid adaptation
B) slow adaptation
C) lateral inhibition
D) frequency coding

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Rapid adaptation is the characteristic of sensory perception that allows us to quickly stop feeling a stimulus, such as a bug landing on our skin, if it remains unchanged for a period of time. This occurs because our sensory receptors become less sensitive over time, adjusting to the constant stimuli.

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