In Terms of a Bad Smell, Why Is It Better

question 69

Multiple Choice

In terms of a bad smell, why is it better to stay in its presence than to leave and return several times?

• A)Olfactory receptors are tonic.
• B)Olfactory receptors are rapidly adapting.
• C)The decrease in graded potentials increases the frequency of their action potentials.
• D)Slowly adapting receptors take longer to come online.
• E)With time, labeled lines change their modality.

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Definitions:

Live Apart

Refers to the situation where individuals maintain separate residences or live in different locations.

Accommodation

The process by which existing schemes are modified and new schemes are created to incorporate new objects, events, experiences, or information.

Assimilation

The process by which new objects, events, experiences, or information is incorporated into existing schemes.

Equilibration

A process described by Piaget in cognitive development where children balance assimilation and accommodation to create stable understanding.