Sensory Adaptation ____

question 16

Multiple Choice

Sensory adaptation ____.

• A) increases a receptor system's sensitivity to changes in environmental stimuli
• B) increases a receptor system's sensitivity to pain
• C) is primarily associated with thermoreceptors
• D) functions the same way in all types of sensory receptors
• E) is unique to predator animals

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