Why Is the Resting Potential of a Neuron Negative

question 101

Multiple Choice

Why is the resting potential of a neuron negative?

• A) because neurons send more information than they receive
• B) because neurons are always depleted of the neurotransmitters they continually send
• C) because the intracellular fluid has a more negative charge than the extracellular fluid
• D) because the neuron is always working to maintain a concentration gradient of 0

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Definitions:

Observational Learning

Acquiring knowledge by watching others' actions and the results of those actions.

Vicariously Reinforced

Learning through observing the rewards or punishments experienced by others, thus influencing the observer's own behavior.

Modeled Behavior

Actions or behaviors that are learned through the observation of others, a key concept in social learning theory.

Observational Learning

is a learning process through which behaviors are acquired by watching and imitating the actions of others.