What is the difference between stimulus generalization and stimulus discrimination?  Provide examples

Q: What is the two-point discrimination threshold, and what does it measure?

A: Sense of touch is referred to as tactile sense and it forms the largest sensory system in the body.…

Q: What stimulus elicits the behavior, and what physiological mechanisms mediate the response?

A: The study of animal behavior is called Ethology. Animal behaviors are shaped by evolution,…

Q: How is the duration of stimulus coded by the primary sensory neuron? (Human Physiology)

A: The nervous system is one of the vital systems of a body. It is a system of nerves which carry…

Q: How could someone use fMRI to determine which of two patterns in binocular rivalry is conscious at a…

A: Binocular rivalry is the phenomenon in which dissimilar types of monocular stimuli are represented…

Q: Define about Mechanoreceptors for equilibrium ?

A: Here we need to define mechanoreceptors for equilibrium: Now As per the sensory system,  The…

Q: how does the actor respond to the same stimulus under different circumstances?

A: The nervous system allows us to receive and process sensory information from the environment, such…

Q: Explain how receptors trigger sensory information?

A: Stimuli from the different sources are detected by the receptor which is converted into electrical…

Q: Explain how receptors trigger sensory impulses.

A: Sensory receptors are the cell or structures present in sensory organs such as the eyes, nose, ears,…

Q: describe the types of stimuli that are detected by mechanoreceptors?

A: The body experiences external stimuli(sensation) through various sensory receptors located on the…

Q: We discussed three principles with regards to the sensory cortex (mechanisms of perception), with…

A: Somatosensory system is a division of sensory nervous system. It has neural pathways and sensory…

Q: A reduction in sensitivity in the presence of constant stimulus is called: (a) transduction. (b)…

A: Sensory adaptation refers to a reduction in sensitivity to a stimulus after constant exposure to it.…

Q: Summarize general principles of Sensory Stimulus Processing?

A: Sensory stimulus processing refers to the process in which the sensory stimulus is perceived,…

Q: Explain the significance of sensory transduction and sensory adaptation.

A: The brain is the central processing controlling unit of the body. Nervous coordination and signaling…

Q: Why might it be hypothesized that sour would be perceived more quickly than bitter or sweet?

A: Introduction There are two types of cells that make up the bud: supporting cells and gustatory…

Q: In an experiment that tested eye muscle reaction time based on a physical stimulus, 12 subjects were…

A: The amount of time it takes for the eye muscles to react to a visual stimulus is known as the eye…

Q: What stimulus modalities are detected by free nerveendings?

A: The largest organ of the body, that is, the skin contains several types of receptors for the…

Q: Compared to a large stimulus, how would each variable below .change in response to a smaller sensory…

A: The world is full of sensory stimuli/information we collect in our body through sensory receptors.…

Q: Give examples of mechanoreceptors with small and large receptive fields.

A: The sensory pathways or sensory systems are part of the central nervous system, that is responsible…

Q: Explain the difference between Place and Stimulus-Response learning strategies. Include the…

A: The activation of Brain sources that occur in response to auditory, visual and audiovisual stimuli…

Q: Which is True and which is False? The receptors that allow us to sense linear acceleration as our…

A: Sense is the perception of the stimulus elicited by factors present in the external environment that…

Q: Describe the phenomenon of lateral inhibition? How is important?

A: it is a phenomenon related to neurons and the signals the brain received.

Q: Explain the difference between slow adapting and fast adapting receptors for touch. Give an example…

A: We know that receptors are chemically protein or glycoprotein that binds to signaling molecules…

Q: Define the term sensory transduction?

A: Senses like touch, taste, vision, pain, temperature, etc all are felt when we receive some stimulus…

Q: Define the term Primary Sensory Coding?

A: Neurons or nerve cells are the structural functional units of the nervous system. It is composed of…

Q: give some examples of mechanoreceptors in your body and their functions?

A: These consist of sensory cell that detect mechanical pressure or distortion. Tactile receptors in…

Q: Enumerate the receptors classified on the type of stimulus. Describe their characteristics in…

A: A stimulus refers to a detectable alteration in the chemical or physical structure of an internal or…

Q: Describe the roles played by the vestibular organ and the kinesthetic receptors in providing…

A: The sensory mechanism is a essential part of the well being of an individual.  The five senses…

Q: How does the frequency of action potentials in the primary sensory neuron code for stimulus…

A: The nerves are the functional unit of the nervous system that transmits nerve impulses from the…

Q: You are tasked with devising an experimental approach for studying local spiking interneurones…

A: To design an experimental approach to study local spiking interneurons (LSINs) in locusts responding…

Q: Define about Mechanoreceptors for equilibrium ?

A: The somatosensory receptor is a component of the sensory system that is concerned with the sense of…

Q: Explain how the level of perceived pain not solely a physical property of the stimulus?

A: A term that is used in medical science to describe the uncomfortable sensations experienced by the…

Q: define visual feedback and provide a description of the principle.

A: Modification or regulation by outcomes or effects of a process or system, e.g. in a biochemical…