Although You Were Initially Terrified on Your First Roller Coaster

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True/False

Although you were initially terrified on your first roller coaster ride, you now find them thrilling after going on several coaster rides, a change best explained by the opponent-process theory.

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Definitions:

Neural Impulse

A signal transmitted along a nerve fiber, typically in response to a stimulus, leading to action or communication between different parts of the body.

Neurotransmitters

Chemical messengers that transmit signals across synapses from one neuron to another in the brain and nervous system.

Knoblike Terminals

The rounded ends of axons, known as axon terminals, which are involved in transmitting signals to other neurons or muscles through the synapse.

Axon

A narrow, lengthy protrusion from a nerve cell responsible for carrying electrical impulses outward from the neuron's main body.