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When conducting an experiment, why is it essential to (a) hold everything constant except for the manipulated variable(s), and (b) randomly assign participants to the different conditions?


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Electrostatic Pressure

The force exerted by the electrostatic field on charged particles, affecting their movement and distribution.

Hyperpolarization

A change in a cell's membrane potential that makes it more negative, usually making it less likely to fire an action potential.

Resting Potential

The difference in electric charge between the inside and outside of a neuron's cell membrane when the neuron is not actively transmitting a signal.

Depolarization

The process in which the difference in electrical charge across a cell membrane decreases, often leading to the initiation of an electrical signal.

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