As you walk into your office, you are almost overwhelmed by the strong smell of the cologne with which the copier repairman has doused himself. Because you have studied this chapter, however, you reassure yourself that sensory adaptation will occur and you will become much less aware of the odor in approximately:

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Sensory adaptation is a process where the sensory receptors become less sensitive to constant stimuli over time. In the case of smell, adaptation can occur very quickly, often in less than a minute.

As You Walk into Your Office, You Are Almost Overwhelmed