The Term Used by Cognitive Psychologists to Describe the Interval

question 6

Multiple Choice

The term used by cognitive psychologists to describe the interval of time between two events in an experimental paradigm is

• A)event-related chronometry (ERC).
• B)event-related cognition (ERC).
• C)stimulus onset analysis (SOA).
• D)stimulus onset asynchrony (SOA).

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Definitions:

Hyperpolarization

Hyperpolarization is an increase in a cell's membrane potential, making it more negative and less likely to fire an action potential.

Repolarization

The process of restoring the negative charge inside a neuron or muscle cell after depolarization, preparing it for another action potential.

Electric Signals

are impulses of charged particles, such as ions, used by neurons and other cells to communicate and perform physiological functions.

Cell Body

The part of a neuron that contains the nucleus and most of the cytoplasm and organelles, serving as the metabolic center.