What Occurs When the Electrical Charge Inside a Neuron Becomes

question 83

Multiple Choice

What occurs when the electrical charge inside a neuron becomes positive and travels along the axon

• A) a resting potential
• B) an action potential 
• C) a chemical potential
• D) an electrical potential

Identify and explain cognitive phenomena such as the Stroop effect and the sunk cost effect.

Understand the concepts and implications of heuristics in problem-solving and decision-making.

Grasp the effects of attention and how it is managed and manipulated in cognitive processes.

Understand the role of cognitive psychology in exploring and explaining human thinking and knowledge representation.

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