Sanctions Are Informal Norms or Everyday Customs That May Be

question 22

True/False

Sanctions are informal norms or everyday customs that may be violated without serious consequences within a particular culture.

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Definitions:

Sensory Receptor

A specialized structure that responds to environmental stimuli by conveying signals to sensory nerves.

Action Potentials

Electrical impulses in neurons or muscle cells that occur when the membrane potential of a cell rapidly rises and falls.

Receptor Potentials

The electrical potential changes occurring in sensory neurons’ receptors in response to stimulating agents, leading to the generation of action potentials.

Sensory Adaptation

The condition in which the response to a stimulus is reduced even though the stimulus continues at the same intensity.