Graded Potentials

question 96

Multiple Choice

Graded potentials

• A)produce an effect that increases with distance from the point of stimulation.
• B)produce an effect that spreads actively across the membrane surface without diminishing.
• C)may be either a depolarization or a hyperpolarization.
• D)are often all-or-none.
• E)always cause repolarization.

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Definitions:

Negative Reinforcement

A behavioral principle where the removal of an unfavorable condition strengthens a behavior.

Behaviour Occurring

The manifestation of actions or reactions of an individual in specific situations.

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the gradual decrease and eventual disappearance of a conditioned response after the reinforcement is no longer provided.

Punishment

The imposition of a penalty or negative consequence following an undesirable behavior, aimed at reducing that behavior.