When cold and warm receptors of the skin are stimulated, what sensation is experienced _____, and who is the psychologist credited with this discovery ______?

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The question asks two linked pieces of information: the sensation produced when cold and warm receptors are stimulated, and the psychologist credited with this discovery.
Option A: 'a stream of warmth; William James' — This pairing incorrectly suggests a continuous warmth sensation and attributes the discovery to William James, who is not associated with identifying cutaneous thermoreceptors or their sensations. William James is known for his work in philosophy and psychology more broadly, not for this specific physiological discovery.
Option B: 'coolness throughout the body; Max Wertheimer' — This choice misstates both the sensory outcome and the figure. Coolness is not the established sensation from stimulating both cold and warm receptors, and Max Wertheimer is famous for gestalt psychology, not thermoreception discoveries. The mismatch in both parts makes this option inaccurate.
Option C: 'intense heat; J. Henry Alston' — This option aligns with the historical finding that the activity of certain thermoreceptors can be interpreted as a sensation of heat, and it correctly names J. Henry Alston, who contributed to the study of thermoreceptors and related sensations. The pairing of intense heat with Alston reflects the established scholarly attribution.
Option D: 'an intense memory of warmth; Mary Whiton Calkins' — This choice introduces memory as the sensation, which is not how cutaneous thermoreceptors are described to convey immediate sensory input. Additionally, while Mary Whiton Calkins was an important figure in psychology, she is not the scientist credited with this discovery, making this option incorrect.
Overall, the correct option is the one that accurately describes the physiological sensation associated with warm and cold receptor stimulation and correctly attributes it to J. Henry Alston, while the other options either misstate the sensory effect or misattribute the discovery to a different figure.

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