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Author Question: Immediately after putting on a shirt, your skin might feel itchy. However, this (Read 1312 times)

go.lag

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on: Oct 19, 2013
Immediately after putting on a shirt, your skin might feel itchy. However, this perception soon fades due to
A) sensory adaptation.
B) accommodation.
C) the increase of transduction.
D) reduced motor unit recruitment.
E) reduced receptor amplification.


strangeaffliction

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Reply #1 on: Oct 22, 2013
I recall doing this last year, it's A, take care.


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