If an S-Cell Is Damaged or Prevented from Transmitting Signals

question 38

Multiple Choice

If an S-cell is damaged or prevented from transmitting signals, the result is that

• A) habituation is intact but sensitization is impaired.
• B) sensitization is intact but habituation is impaired.
• C) both habituation and sensitization are impaired.
• D) the reflexive response to touch is eliminated.
• E) the reflexive response to touch is strengthened.

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Definitions:

Opportunity Cost

The expense incurred by not choosing the second-best option available during the decision-making process.

Bank Loan

A sum of money borrowed from a bank that must be repaid with interest over a set period.

Diminishing Marginal Product

The principle that as the quantity of a factor of production increases, holding all other inputs constant, the additional output generated by one more unit of that factor will eventually decrease.

Total Cost Function

A mathematical relationship expressing the total cost of production as a function of the quantity of output.