When you first put your clothes on this morning you felt them on your skin, but within minutes you no longer noticed them. This is an example of _____.

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Sensory adaptation is the phenomenon in which our sensory receptors become less sensitive to a constant or repeated stimulus over time, leading to a decrease in our awareness of it. In this case, the tactile sensation of clothes on our skin is a constant stimulus, and we gradually become less aware of it over time, leading to the feeling of no longer noticing them.

When You First Put Your Clothes on This Morning You