An Electrical Synapse

question 21

Multiple Choice

An electrical synapse:

• A)occurs at the synaptic cleft
• B)occurs frequently in mammals
• C)occurs at gap junctions between dendrites
• D)involves neurotransmitters
• E)helps neurons fire sequentially

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Definitions:

Framing Error

A cognitive bias where information is interpreted and acted upon based on how it is presented rather than its objective content.

Confirmation Error

The tendency to seek, interpret, and remember information that confirms one's preconceptions or hypotheses, overlooking contradictory evidence.

Availability Bias

A cognitive bias that causes people to overestimate the likelihood of events based on their recall of immediate examples.

Representativeness Bias

A cognitive bias in decision-making where individuals judge probabilities or make judgments based on how much one thing resembles another, often leading to errors in assessment.