You catch the whiff of freshly popped popcorn as you enter the movie theater. The process by which the odor of popcorn is converted into neural signals that your brain can interpret as the smell of popcorn is called:

A) sensory adaptation.

B) transduction.

C) proprioception

D) accommodation.

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19 April, 08:28

You catch the whiff of freshly popped popcorn as you enter the movie theater. The process by which the odor of popcorn is converted into neural signals that your brain can interpret as the smell of popcorn is called:

A) sensory adaptation.

B) transduction.

C) proprioception

D) accommodation.

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Anderson Vaughn · Answer 1

B. transduction.

Explanation:

Transduction is the process whereby sensory receptors convert different forms of energy into neural signals that the brain interprets.

You catch the whiff of freshly popped popcorn as you enter the movie theater. The process by which the odor of popcorn is converted into neural signals that your brain can interpret as the smell of popcorn is called:A) sensory adaptation.B) transduction.C) proprioceptionD) accommodation.

You catch the whiff of freshly popped popcorn as you enter the movie theater. The process by which the odor of popcorn is converted into neural signals that your brain can interpret as the smell of popcorn is called:

A) sensory adaptation.

B) transduction.

C) proprioception

D) accommodation.