Repeated Presentations of a Tactile Stimulus Make the Skin Receptors

question 37

Multiple Choice

Repeated presentations of a tactile stimulus make the skin receptors less sensitive, and responding decreases across trials.This is an example of

• A)response fatigue.
• B)sensory adaptation.
• C)habituation.
• D)sensitization.

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Definitions:

Ribosome

A cellular structure that functions as the site of protein synthesis in the cell, translating mRNA into amino acid chains.

Polypeptide Chain

A polypeptide chain is a series of amino acids linked together by peptide bonds, and these chains fold into specific shapes to form proteins.

Completed Polypeptide Chain

A sequence of amino acids linked by peptide bonds, forming a protein molecule after translation and folding processes are completed.

Ribosome

A cell organelle that functions as the site of protein synthesis in the cytoplasm.