Peggy Smells a Very Strong Odor; Harry Smells an Odor

question 262

Multiple Choice

Peggy smells a very strong odor; Harry smells an odor that is barely detectable.Based on what is known about neural transmission you could predict that the action potentials will

• A) travel more quickly in Peggy's system because the stimulus is more intense.
• B) be weaker in Harry's system because the stimulus is less intense.
• C) travel a shorter distance in Peggy's system because the stimulus is more intense.
• D) be the same in both individuals due to the all-or-none principle.

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Definitions:

Upper Quartile

The value below which 75% of the observations in a group of data fall, marking the upper 25% of the data.

Weights

A measure of the heaviness of an object or the importance assigned to elements in a computational operation.

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Whiskers

In a box plot, the lines that extend from the quartiles to the furthest data points within a reasonable range, representing the spread of the bulk of the data.