Question

Zach and David decide to go exploring the forest behind their farm on a cold December day. The fact that they felt much colder when they initially got outdoors than they do five minutes later, despite having not done anything to warm themselves, is known as __________.

Answer 1

Sensory adaptation

Step-by-step explanation:

Sensory adaptation is the phenomenon which occurs when sensory receptors become exposed to the stimuli for a much longer period of time.

Depending on type of the stimulus, the receptors may decrease or increase the ability to respond, and as a consequence, will develop diminished or enhanced to stimulus.

The given example is a case of sensory adaptation. In this case, the receptors decrease their ability to respond to the cold.