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This makes sense, but it reminds me a lot of how we filter out sensations after so long (i.e., we can't smell a bad odor after a certain amount of time, or we s
by annowiki 5y ago
This makes sense, but it reminds me a lot of how we filter out sensations after so long (i.e., we can't smell a bad odor after a certain amount of time, or we stop noticing a certain annoying sound after so long).
I cannot remember or find the term for this but iirc it's Psych 101.
I found these though:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocktail_party_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocktail_party_effect
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_auditory_attention https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_auditory_attention
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stimulus_filtering https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stimulus_filtering
- asplake 5y agoHabituation? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habituation https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habituation
- annowiki 5y agoYes! That's exactly what I was thinking of!
- slver 5y agoI think it's the same basic process. Lay down in bed, looking at the ceiling, the main light just to the side of your central vision. And the lamp disappears (until your move your eyes) :-)