The process by which unchanging information from the senses of taste, touch, smell, and vision is "ignored" by the sensory receptor cells themselves is called ________.
A) transformation
B) sensory adaptation
C) transmutation
D) transduction

Question

The process by which unchanging information from the senses of taste, touch, smell, and vision is "ignored" by the sensory receptor cells themselves is called ________.
A) transformation
B) sensory adaptation 
C) transmutation 
D) transduction

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Sensory adaptation refers to the process where sensory receptor cells become less responsive to unchanging stimuli from the environment, enabling them to focus on detecting and responding to changes in the environment. This allows the brain to concentrate on the most relevant and important sensory information. Other options, such as transformation and transmutation, do not accurately describe this process. Transduction refers to the process of converting sensory input into neural signals that the brain can process.

The Process by Which Unchanging Information from the Senses of Taste