Question

When you step out of the bright sunshine into a dark movie theater, your vision gradually adjusts to the relative gloom. This process is known as _______ adaptation.

A. intensity
B. sensory
C. retinal
D. vestibular

Answer 1

The answer is A. intensity

Answer 2

The correct answer is option B. sensory.

Step-by-step explanation:

When we are exposed to a stimulus for a long time, our body gets used to it and adapts.

All the senses have the capacity to achieve this.

This mechanism is very useful. Imagine that if our body did not adapt, then you would be in constant stress from having entered a dark place like the theater.

The adaptation of a stimulus works by “ignoring” what can produce stress, such as darkness, and concentrating on other senses.

Given this information we can say that the correct answer is option B.