-What Is the Function of the Sensory Receptor of the Skin

question 92

Short Answer

-What is the function of the sensory receptor of the skin labeled "D"?
A) Detects deep pressure, vibration, and proprioception
B) Responds to painful stimuli
C) Responds to light touch and superficial pressure
D) Detects touch, involved in 2-point discrimination
E) Detects continuous touch or pressure

• A) Detects deep pressure, vibration, and proprioception
• B) Responds to painful stimuli
• C) Responds to light touch and superficial pressure
• D) Detects touch, involved in 2-point discrimination
• E) Detects continuous touch or pressure

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

The process of learning that happens when an ambient stimulus is paired with a stimulus that occurs naturally, causing a learned behavior.

Operant Conditioning

A means of learning in which the magnitude of an action is shaped by reinforcements or consequences.

Delayed Reinforcement

A conditioning process where there is a time delay between the behavior and the reinforcement.

Observational Learning

Learning that occurs through observing the behavior of others and the outcomes of those behaviors.