PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
You notice a distinctive smell when you enter the room. After a few minutes you no longer notice the smell. What explains this?
A
progressive learning
B
sensory contraction
C
sensory novelty
D
sensory adaptation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -And these smell receptors firing alone or in combination is what gives your brain the perception of a particular smell. But if you’re around a smell for a few minutes, those sensory smell cells get tuned down and stop firing. They stop sending signals to your brain.

Detailed explanation-2: -Olfactory adaptation exerts its influence in almost all aspects of the functioning of the sense of smell. An adapted olfactory sense is characterized by elevated odor thresholds, reduced responses to suprathreshold sensations, slower reaction times to odors, and, sometimes, a shift in perceived odor qualities.

Detailed explanation-3: -This process is known as adaptation, and is a common feature in all sensory modalities. Adaptation in olfaction allows the olfactory system to maintain equilibrium with the odorant concentrations in the ambient environment, yet respond appropriately to the appearance of novel odors or changes in odorant concentration.

Detailed explanation-4: -For example, the constant touch of clothes on our skin leads to our sensory adaptation to the sensations of wearing clothing. Notice that when you put an article of clothing on, after a brief period you no longer feel it; however you continue to be able to feel other sensations through it.

Detailed explanation-5: -Parents experience sensory adaptation as noise in a daycare becomes less noticeable. Habituation, on the other hand, occurs when a person shifts their attention away from something, like the background noise of a train which is not threatening. Note that they may shift their attention away without much thought.

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