3. sensory adaptation occurs when the brain filters out repetitious and/or insignificant information. a…

3. sensory adaptation occurs when the brain filters out repetitious and/or insignificant information. a correct example of sensory adaptation is\na. a fine “vintager” (wine taster) can differentiate the unique taste among various blended wines given to him to evaluate\nb. a person who inadvertently burns the tip of his or her tongue while drinking a hot drink can still consume cold beverages\nc. a hog farmer does not notice the barn smell from his working boots as he leaves them in the porch of the house\nd. a maître’d (chef) can discriminate the aroma from prepared dishes as he uses exotic spices from around the world\n4. the four main sensory receptors are\na. mechanoreceptors, photoreceptors, chemoreceptors, and thermoreceptors\nb. touch, pressure, pain, and cold\nc. eye, ear, taste, and smell\nd. balance, body position, hot, and cold\n5. all the following are matches of a stimulus detected by the correct receptor except\na. driving down a winding country road → hairs cells in the semi - circular canals\nb. light rays of the visible spectrum → cones and rods in the retina of the eye\nc. burning radiant energy from a hot stove → osmoreceptor in the skin\nd. muscle movement → proprioceptors in joints, tendons, and muscles

3. sensory adaptation occurs when the brain filters out repetitious and/or insignificant information. a correct example of sensory adaptation is\na. a fine “vintager” (wine taster) can differentiate the unique taste among various blended wines given to him to evaluate\nb. a person who inadvertently burns the tip of his or her tongue while drinking a hot drink can still consume cold beverages\nc. a hog farmer does not notice the barn smell from his working boots as he leaves them in the porch of the house\nd. a maître’d (chef) can discriminate the aroma from prepared dishes as he uses exotic spices from around the world\n4. the four main sensory receptors are\na. mechanoreceptors, photoreceptors, chemoreceptors, and thermoreceptors\nb. touch, pressure, pain, and cold\nc. eye, ear, taste, and smell\nd. balance, body position, hot, and cold\n5. all the following are matches of a stimulus detected by the correct receptor except\na. driving down a winding country road → hairs cells in the semi - circular canals\nb. light rays of the visible spectrum → cones and rods in the retina of the eye\nc. burning radiant energy from a hot stove → osmoreceptor in the skin\nd. muscle movement → proprioceptors in joints, tendons, and muscles

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For question 3, sensory adaptation is the brain filtering out repetitive information. A hog farmer not noticing barn smell from boots is an example as the smell is repetitive. For question 4, the four main sensory receptors are mechanoreceptors, photoreceptors, chemoreceptors, and thermoreceptors. For question 5, osmoreceptors detect osmotic pressure, not burning radiant energy from a hot - stove.

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  1. C. a hog farmer does not notice the barn smell from his working boots as he leaves them in the porch of the house
  2. A. mechanoreceptors, photoreceptors, chemoreceptors, and thermoreceptors
  3. C. burning radiant energy from a hot stove → osmoreceptor in the skin