What Is the Primary Function of Wave Summation

question 49

Multiple Choice

What is the primary function of wave summation?

• A) increase muscle tension
• B) prevent muscle relaxation
• C) prevent muscle fatigue
• D) produce smooth, continuous muscle contraction

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior, which are used to either increase or decrease the likelihood of a behavior repeating.

Classical Conditioning

A training technique characterized by the recurrent pairing of two cues, leading to an outcome where the first cue alone can elicit a response initially caused by the second cue.

Generalization

The process in psychology of applying learned behavior and responses to similar stimuli that were not part of the original learning.

Secondary Reinforcement

A form of reinforcement where a stimulus gains its reinforcing power through its association with a primary reinforcer.