Superantigens Activate More T Cells Than a Normal Immune Response

question 102

True/False

Superantigens activate more T cells than a normal immune response.

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Response

A natural, automatic reaction to a stimulus that occurs without prior learning or conditioning.

Conditioned Response

A response acquired through learning to a stimulus that was initially neutral, but has been paired with an unconditioned stimulus via conditioning.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after being repeatedly associated with an unconditioned stimulus, elicits a conditioned response.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In traditional conditioning, a stimulus that instinctively and automatically elicits a response without previous learning.