The Strength of a Stimulus Is Communicated Through

question 117

Multiple Choice

The strength of a stimulus is communicated through

• A)changes in the magnitude of the action potential.
• B)the frequency of the action potentials.
• C)the length of time action potentials are produced.
• D)both the frequency and the length of time action potentials are produced.

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Definitions:

Durham Test

A legal test for insanity that holds people to be insane at the time they committed a crime if their act was the result of a mental disorder or defect.

American Law Institute Test

A legal test for insanity that holds people to be insane at the time of committing a crime if, because of a mental disorder, they did not know right from wrong or could not resist an uncontrollable impulse to act.

M'Naghten Rule

A standard for determining the insanity of a defendant in a criminal case, based on their ability to understand the nature of their act or distinguish right from wrong.

Diagnosis

The process of identifying a disease or condition from its signs and symptoms through various assessments and tests.