Zach and David decide to go exploring the forest behind their farm on a cold December day. The fact that they felt much colder when they initially got outdoors than they do five minutes later, despite having not done anything to warm themselves, is known

A) sensory adaptation.
B) sensory illusion.
C) sensory interaction.
D) transduction.


Answer: A

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