Sherrington Found That Repeated Stimuli Within a Brief Time Have

question 39

Multiple Choice

 Sherrington found that repeated stimuli within a brief time have a cumulative effect. He referred to this phenomenon as ____.

• A) temporal summation
• B) spatial summation
• C) synaptic summation
• D) saltatory summation

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Definitions:

Message Processing

Involves how individuals perceive, interpret, and mentally respond to communicated information.

Scarcity

The condition of being in short supply; a situation in which something cannot satisfy all those who want it.

Resistance

The refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument.

Overheard Messages

Information or communication unintentionally caught or received from others' conversations, which might not have been meant to be directly shared with the listener.