Explain how absolute threshold OR sensory adaptation works and give one example from a non-visual sense. by

2025-10-20 13:07:52 UTC

smelling a strong scent, like a skunk, and becoming so used to it that you no longer notice it, though the scent remains the same. like what we did in class

2025-10-20 13:08:14 UTC

The absolute threshold is the minimum intensity of a sense that can be detected

isobellmiller2 — 2025-10-20 13:08:20 UTC

Uh, its like once it gets used to seeing, or feeling or even smelling stuff it finally helps the body's natural reaction calm down but- It may be different if it always a constant thing that changes.

jaydenj0324 — 2025-10-20 13:08:25 UTC

sensory adaptation with taste. If youre eating something spicy, after a few bites the heat simmers down and its not as bad. Or when eating the same foods over and over, they may not be as good as the first time you had it because youve grown used to it.

christopherh5352 — 2025-10-20 13:08:30 UTC

Sensory adaptation is when your brain is getting the same smell information for enough time that it makes the smell weaker.

aidenp1616 — 2025-10-20 13:08:34 UTC

Sensory adaptation is the process where our senses become less sensitive to a constant stimulus over time, allowing the brain to focus on new or changing information. A non-visual example is when you initially notice the strong smell of a bakery upon entering, but after a few minutes, your sense of smell adjusts, and the aroma fades into the background.

2025-10-20 13:08:50 UTC

An example of non visual sensory adaption is temperature. Going outside in the freezing cold after being inside in the warm heat is gonna take a minute for you to adjust, but once you do you'll stop shivering as bad.

williag9537 — 2025-10-20 13:09:00 UTC

An example of how sensory adaptation works is smell. The more you smell something the weaker the scent becomes.

kaitlynnv3017 — 2025-10-20 13:09:07 UTC

you hearing a sound your friend didn't hear.

2025-10-20 13:09:09 UTC

i would say absolute threshold is kind of like the amount of intensity something is needed to trigger your sense's.

2025-10-20 13:09:23 UTC

When your body adjuts to a scent or sound. When you sniff something strong multiple times the smell fades.

serenityw5888 — 2025-10-20 13:09:25 UTC

If you smell a candle and you smell it over time it will get weaker and weaker.

josephiney8227 — 2025-10-20 13:09:29 UTC

Sensory adaptation is when your senses get used to something and instinctively tone it down to be more bearable. Like the experiment we did where you smell something for 2 minutes, the smell will become less aggressive. Another thing could be if you hear a sound over and over, you're most likely going to get used to it.

2025-10-20 13:09:44 UTC

like when im around my brother so much his smell is intense then less intense

2025-10-20 13:09:55 UTC

Sensory adaptation of smell, when introduced to a smell constantly your body will gradually get used to it making it less string than before.

2025-10-20 13:10:33 UTC

sensory receptors send strong signals to the brain. If you live by a firehouse the more you hear the horn sound the more desensitized you get to the sound.

2025-10-20 13:13:13 UTC

Sensory adaptation Is the reduced sensitivity to something after constant exposure to it.

2025-10-20 13:15:17 UTC

Sensory adaptation is when you are able to adjust your senses to certain things, like a smell or sound. For example, I like listening to screamo, but when I first started listening to it I remember it being way louder than it seems to be now. My ears had time to adjust from the constant exposure.

2025-10-21 17:31:41 UTC

Not smelling scent of a candle after a while.

bailees7658 — 2025-10-21 17:32:14 UTC

sensory adaption is were you get used to the smell the longer its around

2025-10-21 17:32:20 UTC

Sensory adaptation is when your body adjusts to its surroundings. If you’re sitting in a quiet room with nothing but the sound of a fan, your mind will try to blur the sound out.

2025-10-21 17:32:21 UTC

Sensory adaptation is when your body adjusts your senses to conserve energy.

2025-10-21 17:32:36 UTC

sensory adaptation is when you are around a certian smell for long you get used to it and forget its there

2025-10-21 17:32:51 UTC

The absolute threshold refers to the minimum level of stimulus intensity required for a sensory system to detect a stimulus with 50% reliability.

2025-10-21 17:33:06 UTC

smelling a scent like a skunk or something that can quickly be detected

filystogs — 2025-10-21 17:33:10 UTC

Sensory adaptation is based on exposure, if you are exposed to a noisy machine everyday, you will realize that after some point you have stopped noticing the noise, or the noise doesn't seem as loud as it did when you first experienced it.

2025-10-21 17:33:18 UTC

Its where you get used to the smell and no longer smell it after a while

bradeer0430 — 2025-10-21 17:33:20 UTC

Being in the cold pool and slowly the water starts to feel warmer.

2025-10-21 17:33:31 UTC

How Sensory Adaptation works is when you smell something for a couple minutes, then afterwards your nose gets used to it and does not smell the sent.

2025-10-21 17:33:58 UTC

Sensory adaptation is when your body gets used to a certain sight, smell, feeling, etc. For instance, crazy cat ladies. The way they are described in movies are they get used to the smell of their litter boxes, dandruff and other things that they can't tell when they smell and when their house smells like it.

2025-10-21 17:34:50 UTC

How sensory adaption works and your brain gets used to certain things, like smells.