Graded Potentials May

question 34

Multiple Choice

Graded potentials may

• A) initiate an action potential.
• B) depolarize the membrane to the threshold voltage.
• C) hyperpolarize the membrane.
• D) be called EPSPs or IPSPs.
• E) All of the statements are True.

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Definitions:

Autonomy

Independence. Intellectual autonomy is the ability of a rational person to reach his or her own conclusions about what to believe and what not to believe. Moral autonomy is the ability of a rational person to reach his or her own moral conclusions about what is right and what is wrong. (This does not mean that people will necessarily come to different conclusions.)

Psychological

Pertaining to the mind or mental processes, often focusing on behavior, cognition, emotions, and the mental functions in individuals.

Kant

Refers to Immanuel Kant, an 18th-century German philosopher who made pivotal contributions to the development of modern philosophy, especially in the areas of epistemology and ethics.

Universalizability

The ability to be applied to everyone without exception. This is an essential feature of moral principles, according to Immanuel Kant and others.