Helmholtz's Attempt to Measure the Speed of the Nervous Impulse

question 39

Multiple Choice

Helmholtz's attempt to measure the speed of the nervous impulse in human subjects

• A) gave consistent results almost identical with those for the frog's nerve.
• B) helped introduce the "reaction time" method into psychology.
• C) indicated that the speed was too fast to be measurable in humans.
• D) demonstrated the existence of a nonphysical "life force."

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