You Have Just Prepared a Bath for Yourself and as You

question 353

Multiple Choice

You have just prepared a bath for yourself and as you are getting in, the water feels very hot, almost too hot. However, you continue to ease yourself into the tub and pretty soon, even though it has remained the same temperature, the water no longer feels so hot. The characteristic of sensory neurons that is responsible for this phenomenon is known as

• A)sensory adaptation
• B)the refractory period
• C)sensory threshold
• D)signal detection

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Definitions:

Glucose

A basic form of sugar that serves as a crucial source of energy in living beings and constitutes a part of numerous carbohydrates.

Gustatory Cortex

A region of the brain responsible for the perception of taste.

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An inherited tendency to develop certain traits, conditions, or diseases.

Self-Perception Theory

A psychological theory suggesting people deduce their attitudes and feelings from observing their own behavior and the situations in which this behavior occurs.