When you first put your hat on, you can feel it quite easily, but after a while, you forget that you are wearing a hat at all-the sensation is gone. What happens?
A) sensory fatigue
B) subliminal perception
C) sensory adaptation
D) perceptual defense

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Sensory adaptation is the process by which our sensory receptors become less sensitive to constant or repetitive stimuli. In this case, wearing a hat for an extended period of time causes the sensory receptors on our scalp to become less sensitive to the pressure of the hat, so we no longer feel it. This is different from sensory fatigue, which is a temporary reduction in sensitivity due to prolonged or intense stimulation. Subliminal perception refers to the processing of information below the threshold of conscious awareness, and perceptual defense refers to the unconscious avoidance of stimuli that are perceived as threatening or unacceptable.

When You First Put Your Hat On, You Can Feel