Professor Durrant Explained to His Students That the Resting Potential

question 74

Multiple Choice

 Professor Durrant explained to his students that the resting potential of a neuron is the ______.

• A) total amount of positive charge inside the neuron relative to the outside
• B) total amount of negative charge inside the neuron relative to the outside
• C) total amount of sodium ions compared to potassium ions
• D) the amount of positive charge in the dendrites compared to the axon

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Definitions:

Recency Effect

The tendency to remember the most recently presented information better than information presented earlier.

Free Recall

Free recall is a memory test in which an individual is asked to remember and reproduce information in any order without any specific cues.

Primacy Effect

The tendency to remember information that is presented first, better than information that is presented later on.

Memory Consolidation

The process by which short-term memories are transformed into long-term memories, making them more stable and durable in the brain.