The __________ Nervous System Returns the Body to Normal, Day-To-Day

question 213

Multiple Choice

The __________ nervous system returns the body to normal, day-to-day functioning after a stressful period.

• A) parasympathetic
• B) somatic
• C) sympathetic
• D) central

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Definitions:

Weber's Constant

A principle in psychophysics that quantifies the smallest change in a stimulus that can be detected, stating that this change is a constant proportion of the original stimulus intensity.

Threshold

The point at which a stimulus is strong enough to be detected or to cause a response.

Difference Threshold

The smallest detectable difference between two stimuli or the minimum change in a stimulus that can be correctly perceived as differing from a reference stimulus.

Just Noticeable Difference

The minimum difference in stimulus intensity that a specific sense (like sight, hearing, taste, touch, or smell) can detect.