"It's so noisy! How can you stand it?" remarks Lily as the thruway traffic screams past her friend Dmitry's ground floor apartment."I don't even notice it anymore," Dmitry replies.This exchange best exemplifies the concept of ___.
A) adaptation
B) accommodation
C) adjustment
D) attenuation

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The exchange best exemplifies the concept of adaptation, which refers to the process of adjusting to a new or changing environment or situation over time. Dmitry has adapted to the noise of the traffic and no longer notices it, while Lily is still finding it disruptive. Accommodation refers to modifying existing cognitive structures to fit new information, adjustment refers to the process of making small changes to fit a situation, and attenuation refers to the reduction in intensity of a stimulus over time.

"It's So Noisy! How Can You Stand It?" Remarks Lily