Question

Dina walks out the door and a blast of cold air greets her. She goes back into her house anf puts a coat on. What is the stimulus, the sensory receptor, and the response in the scenario?

Answer 1

The stimulus in the situation is the cold air, this is what incites Dina to return to her house to put a coat on. The sensory receptors are thermoreceptors, part of the exteroceptors located in the skin (exteroceptive sensitivity).