The difference in electrical charge between the inside and the outside of a neuron's cell membrane is the:
A) difference potential.
B) refractory period.
C) resting potential.
D) action potential.
C) resting potential.
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Which of the following statements is true?
a. Humans are the only primates that live in groups organized into status hierarchies. b. Groups will remain unstructured unless an external threat prompts formation of a hierarchy. c. Groups with organized dominance hierarchies are generally more effective than groups with flat status structures. d. As the interpersonal complementarity hypothesis predicts, dominant behaviors tend to provoke dominance behaviors, e. The iron law of oligarchy assumes the populace will resist domination by a minority.
Rebecca is in labor with her first child. Her physician informs her it will be necessary to deliver the child via Csection. What does this mean?
a. The physician will cut through the abdomen and uterus and remove the baby. b. The baby will be delivered through the birth canal. c. The baby will be born using forceps. d. A C-section will not be performed, as this technique is never used on first-time mothers.
Kelly, a research assistant in a drug test, is giving pills with the active ingredient to some participants and a placebo to others. A double-blind design was used. Therefore, _____.
a. the participants know which pill they received but Kelly does not know b. Kelly knows which pill a participant received but the participants do not know c. no one on the research team will be able to determine which pill each participant received d. neither Kelly nor the participants know which pill a participant received
The trait theory approach proposes that abnormality occurs when the individual has maladaptive personality traits.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)