What Occurs When a Stimulus Shifts the Potential Inside a Neuron

question 110

Multiple Choice

What occurs when a stimulus shifts the potential inside a neuron from the resting potential to a more negative potential?​

• A)hyperpolarization
• B)​depolarization
• C)​an action potential
• D)a threshold

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Definitions:

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, it is the process of encouraging or establishing a pattern of behavior by offering reward or punishment.

Psychoanalytic

Pertaining to psychoanalysis, the theory and therapy developed by Freud that focuses on exploring unconscious desires and conflicts.

Behavioural Theories

Theories that focus on observable behaviors, emphasizing the learning processes and the effects of the environment on behavior.

Human Behaviour

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