Which of the Following Is an Example of a Psychologist's

question 95

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a psychologist's attempt to predict behavior?

• A) conducting an experiment to test a theory about teenage sexual behavior
• B) determining whether a job applicant is likely to perform well on the job
• C) implementing a curriculum shown to reduce high school dropout rates
• D) surveying college students about their drinking habits

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Definitions:

IPSPs

Inhibitory postsynaptic potentials, which are synaptic potentials that make a neuron less likely to generate an action potential, often associated with the flow of negative ions into a cell or positive ions out of a cell.

EPSPs

Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials are electrical charges that increase the likelihood of a neuron firing an action potential.

Temporal Summation

The summing of several postsynaptic potentials produced when a single presynaptic neuron fires multiple times

Spatial Summation

The process by which multiple synaptic potentials combine within one postsynaptic neuron, potentially leading to an action potential.