You Are with Friends at a Sports Bar and Take

question 102

Multiple Choice

You are with friends at a sports bar and take a bite of the extra-hot chicken wings they just ordered. Your initial bite sets your mouth on fire, but after a couple of wings they do not seem nearly as hot. What perceptual process best explains this phenomenon?

• A) absolute threshold
• B) difference threshold
• C) Weber's Law
• D) sensory adaptation

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