In a Study About Help to Quit Smoking,one Group of Participants

question 3

Multiple Choice

In a study about help to quit smoking,one group of participants received a single supportive phone call 10 days after attending a program on strategies to resist the urge to smoke.A second group received a weekly supportive phone call for 6 weeks after attending the same program,and a third group received no supportive phone calls after attending the program.What is the dependent variable in the research scenario?

• A) Program on strategies to resist smoking
• B) Elimination of cigarette smoking
• C) Weekly supportive phone call
• D) No supportive phone call

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Definitions:

Relatively Refractory

The state of an axon in the later phase of an action potential, during which higher-intensity electrical current is required to produce another action potential; a phase during which potassium channels are still open.

Periods

In geology, divisions of geological time; in biology, typically refers to the menstrual cycle, a regular natural change that occurs in the reproductive system.

EPSP

Excitatory postsynaptic potential; a temporary increase in postsynaptic membrane potential caused by the flow of positively charged ions into the postsynaptic cell, making it more likely for a neuron to fire.

IPSP

Inhibitory postsynaptic potential, a type of synaptic potential that makes a neuron less likely to generate an action potential.