Sensory Adaptation

Adaptation
La’Ketica T. Moore
AIU Online

Abstract
For this assignment I must describe what sensory adaptation is and to explain the concept of it. We were giving four experiments and out of the four to pick three that we need to describe what sensory adaptation was evident in each.

Adaptation
Sandpaper
The first experiment is on the coarseness of the sandpaper, I rated the sandpaper a 4 on a scale of 1 being very soft and 7 being very coarse. I gave it a 4 on my right and on my left I gave it a full 7 both sides had different reactions to the sensations felt so I had to give two different scores. This score was given after a minute or more of rubbing my index fingers on both hands three times. The left finger had a sensation of being tickled lightly with a toothpick that became very irritating on the right I felt that same sensation but barely it was almost like I had little knowledge it was being done on that hand had I not being paying attention and someone else was doing the experimenting without my knowledge I would not know it was being done.
Sugar
Swish the water around in my mouth for several seconds without swallowing. I did this and based on what I experienced it was not a shock but the regular water still tasted sweet just as sweet as the regular the sweet water and this was after I had done it several times. As a matter of fact even after the experiment was done I still had the sweetness on the tip of my tongue not in the back almost like I licked on sugar instead of swishing