Place the Events in the Transmission of an Action Potential

question 66

Multiple Choice

Place the events in the transmission of an action potential in the correct order:
1) An action potential begins in the receiving neuron.
2) Neurotransmitters are released into the synaptic cleft.
3) An action potential arrives at an axon terminal.
4) Calcium ions enter the axon terminal.
5) Sodium ions diffuse into the receiving neuron.
6) Synaptic vesicles fuse with the plasma membrane.
7) Neurotransmitter molecules bind to the membrane of the receiving neuron.

• A) 1,2,6,7,4,3,5
• B) 3,5,6,2,7,4,1
• C) 3,4,6,2,7,5,1
• D) 2,3,6,7,4,5,1
• E) 7,6,5,3,4,2,1

Explain Alfred Adler's contributions to personality psychology, including the concepts of inferiority complex and compensation.

Grasp Albert Bandura's concept of reciprocal determinism and its importance in understanding human behavior.

Understand the criticisms of Freud's theories by Jung and Adler, emphasizing the role of sexuality, the unconscious, and individual psychology.

Recognize the importance of observational learning and modeling in the acquisition of behaviors according to social cognitive theory.

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