Which of the Following Trends Is Especially Characteristic of Current

question 27

Multiple Choice

Which of the following trends is especially characteristic of current work in personality psychology?

• A) Building grand, unifying theories
• B) Evaluating response bias in personality measures
• C) Interaction between psychological and contextual variables
• D) Reducing social behavior to brain processes

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Definitions:

Local Potential

A temporary, localized change in resting potential, usually occurring in neurons, that can lead to an action potential if it reaches threshold.

Electrically Excitable Cells

Cells that can change their membrane potential in response to a stimulus, leading to generation and propagation of action potentials.

Depolarization

A reduction in the difference in electrical charge across a cell's plasma membrane, which is a crucial step in the conduction of impulses along nerve cells.

Voltage-Gated

Ion channels that open or close in response to changes in membrane potential, playing key roles in the transmission of neural impulses.