You go into your son's room, only to be met with a combination of smells, including day-old pizza, wet towels, and gym shoes. Your son seems unconcerned with the putrid odors. When you ask how he can stand the stench of his "pig sty," he replies that he does not smell anything because of __________.

Respuesta :

Answer:

Sensory adaption refers to a situation in which stimulus sensitivity reduces.

Explanation:

This process changes sensory receptors to detect smell or taste of any substance, and because of constant decrease in responding by sensory system. similarly in this case, no foul smell or odour can be detected by the person. the person experiences failure in identifying or responding to the smell, as it has been adopted by person's senses over period of time.