Walking into the Bakery, You Immediately Notice the Smell of Freshly

question 26

Multiple Choice

Walking into the bakery, you immediately notice the smell of freshly baked bread. What is the name of the process through which physical stimuli, such as odors, are converted into neural signals that are sent to the brain?

• A)sensory adaptation
• B)the mere exposure effect
• C)accommodation
• D)transduction

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Definitions:

Quadratic Trend Line

A parabola that best fits the data in a scatterplot, used to model relationships that follow a quadratic pattern, showing accelerations or decelerations in trends.

Mean Absolute Deviation

A measure of variability that calculates the average distance between each data point and the mean of the data set.

Actual Values

The observed or measured values in a dataset, as opposed to predicted or estimated values.

Forecast Values

The projected or predicted numerical values in the future based on current and historical data analysis.