Level of stimuli that is not strong enough to provoke reaction and which reactions therefore doesn't show much further from the direct spot of the stimuli. Read also conduction wit h decrement; local potential.
SUBTHRESHOLD POTENTIAL: "Example of subtreshold potential is lack of reaction to sound that is too quiet."
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "SUBTHRESHOLD POTENTIAL," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 13, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/subthreshold-potential/ (accessed October 19, 2020).
