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response selection

an intermediate stage of human information processing in which a response to an identified stimulus is chosen. Response selection is typically studied by varying relationships between the stimuli and their assigned responses.

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afterdischarge

afterdischarge

n. continued production of nerve impulses after the stimulus that caused the activity has been removed.