Juanita Was Drinking Some Warm Punch and She Thought She

question 13

Multiple Choice

Juanita was drinking some warm punch and she thought she could just detect a faint taste of nutmeg in the punch.However when she took another sip the taste wasn't there.On the third sip she could just make out the taste of nutmeg again.It is very likely that the amount of nutmeg in the punch was

• A) just below her taste constancy level.
• B) producing inhibitory synapses rather than excitatory synapses.
• C) producing action potentials that were too weak to reach the terminal buttons.
• D) just at her absolute threshold for taste.

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Definitions:

Psychotic Disorders

A category of mental health disorders characterized by a disconnection from reality, which may include symptoms like hallucinations and delusions.

Reality

The state of things as they actually exist, as opposed to an idealistic or notional idea of them; refers to the tangible, real-world environment.

Catatonic Schizophrenia

A subtype of schizophrenia marked by periods of immobility or stupor, as well as agitation, often accompanied by a disconnect from reality.

Passively

In a manner that involves acceptance or submission without active response or resistance.