You enter a classroom full of people only to smell someone's very strong perfume.At the end of class,you notice that you don't smell the perfume.This best illustrates:

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The phenomenon of no longer perceiving a constant sensory stimulus is called adaptation. In this case, the strong perfume was a constant stimulus in the classroom, but over time the olfactory receptors became less sensitive and adaptation occurred. This is why the individual did not notice the smell of the perfume at the end of class.

You Enter a Classroom Full of People Only to Smell