Explain Why the Smell of a Newly Painted Room Becomes

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Essay

Explain why the smell of a newly painted room becomes less noticeable the longer you are in it but seems very strong again if you leave for a while and then return to the room.

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Definitions:

Sensory Skills

Abilities related to the detection, identification, and interpretation of sensory information through sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch.

Physical Energies

The various forms of energy, such as kinetic, potential, thermal, gravitational, sound, light, elastic, and electromagnetic energy, that have physical properties.

Sensation

The process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment.

Perception

The process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions to give meaning to their environment.