Question

dario is studying his sensation and perception chapters, and has a particular interest in evolutionary values of different sensory systems. he might be surprised to learn that in the modern world, our sense of ______ is possibly the least critical of our senses in regard to survival.
audition
offaction
tactition
gustation

Explanation:

In modern - day survival, while audition (hearing) helps detect danger, tactition (touch) is important for physical interaction, and gustation (taste) helps avoid harmful substances, olfaction (smell) is relatively less critical for immediate survival compared to the others. For example, we can live without a sense of smell and still be able to meet most survival needs like finding food (through taste and sight) and avoiding danger (through hearing and sight).

Answer:

olfaction