Laura arrives at a park that is located very close to a factory that produces cookies. She immediately notices the strong odor of chocolate chip cookies, but after a while she no longer detects the smell of the cookies. This can best be explained by which of the following
Accommodation
Sensory adaptation
Weber’s law
Assimilation
Phi phenomenon
Explanation: Sensory Adaptation
it is the reduction of our sensitivity to unmodified stimuli. Adaptation occurs after constant exposure to a stimulus, our nerve cells start firing less often.
