Positive Feedback Differs from Negative Feedback in That

question 31

Multiple Choice

Positive feedback differs from negative feedback in that

• A)positive feedback benefits the organism,whereas negative feedback is detrimental.
• B)the positive feedback's responses are in the same direction as the initiating stimulus rather than opposite to it.
• C)positive feedback results in increases in some parameter (such as body temperature),whereas negative feedback results only in decreases to the parameter.
• D)positive feedback systems have control centers that are lacking in negative feedback systems.

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Definitions:

Add

To combine one quantity with another to find the total or sum.

MT

In logic, Modus Tollens, a valid argument form where if 'P implies Q' is true and 'Q' is false, then 'P' must also be false.

Simp

A slang term often used online to describe someone who overly sympathizes or performs excessive attention and affection towards another person, typically to gain their affection, without receiving any in return.

MP

An acronym for "Modus Ponens," a common form of argument that takes the structure: if P, then Q; P; therefore, Q.