Action Potentials ____

question 83

Multiple Choice

Action potentials ____.

• A) can move up or down an axon, away from or toward the cell body
• B) move in a one-way direction toward the cell body
• C) move in a one-way direction away from the cell body
• D) can jump from cell to cell
• E) occur only once

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Definitions:

Relativistic Thinking

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Procrastination

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Personal Fable

A belief held by adolescents that their thoughts, feelings, and experiences are unique and not understood by others.

Actuarial Prediction

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