Consider an Action Potential

question 67

Multiple Choice

Consider an action potential. Write the letter (A - E) that corresponds to the best answer.
-______ lowest point of action potential

• A) voltage-gated potassium channels open, allowing potassium to exit the cell
• B) voltage-gated sodium channels open, allowing sodium to enter the cell
• C) equilibrium potential of sodium is reached
• D) equilibrium potential of potassium is reached
• E) voltage-gated channels are closed

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Stimuli

A stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without any prior learning.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior, encouraging the subject to associate certain behaviors with consequences.

Discriminative Stimulus

A stimulus that signals when a particular response is likely to be followed by a certain type of consequence.

Extinguished Stimulus

A stimulus that previously elicited a response but no longer does so after the process of extinction in conditioning.