The Idea That Large Fibers in the Sensory Nerves Can

question 16

Multiple Choice

The idea that large fibers in the sensory nerves can prevent impulses from reaching the brain and thus prevent the sensation of pain is part of the __________ theory of pain.

• A) gate-control
• B) primary process
• C) free nerve ending
• D) volley

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Definitions:

Population Proportion

A measure that represents the fraction of individuals in a population having a particular attribute.

Standard Error

A statistic that measures the dispersion of sample means around the population mean, often used to estimate the accuracy of sample statistics.

Sampling Distribution

An outcome distribution of a statistic, created by sampling extensively from a designated population.

Standard Error

A measure of the statistical accuracy of an estimate, reflecting the standard deviation of the sampling distribution of a statistic.