Metacognition

question 14

Multiple Choice

Metacognition

• A) is a child's ability to think about his or her own thought processes and to use that knowledge to reach a goal.
• B) is necessary for regulation of executive function.
• C) strengthens during the middle-childhood years.
• D) All of these.

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Definitions:

Resting Potential

The difference in electric charge between the inside and outside of a resting neuron's plasma membrane, critical for nerve impulse transmission.

Synapse

A synapse is the junction between two neurons or between a neuron and a muscle, where electrical or chemical signals are transmitted.

Neural Transmission

The process by which nerve cells (neurons) communicate with each other through electrical and chemical signals.

Action Potential

A brief electrical charge that travels down a neuron, triggered when the neuron fires and essential for nerve impulse transmission.