You walk into your school's gymnasium facilities to work out and think the odor of sweating bodies is overwhelming. You think it is horrendous, but after you are there for about 10 minutes you think the odors have disappeared. Which olfactory process is seen in this example?
A) Olfactory signature.
B) Male/Female differences.
C) Olfactory adaptation.
D) Odor memory.
E) None of the above.

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This is an example of olfactory adaptation, where the nose adjusts to a constant odor and ignores it after some time, so the person no longer notices the odor.

You Walk into Your School's Gymnasium Facilities to Work Out