Provide a summary of the all-or-none law of action potentials
What will be an ideal response?
Once a neuron reaches the threshold of activation, the action potential is conducted all of the way down the axon without loss of intensity. Furthermore, the magnitude of the action potential is roughly the same every time and is independent of the intensity of the stimulus that initiated it.
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What is the goal of predictive validity?
a. To make sure scores on the scale do not correlate with unrelated constructs b. To make sure that all aspects of the construct of interest are included c. To make sure the scale indicates future behavior d. To make sure scores on the scale correlate with scores on other, previously established scales
Which of the following statements regarding hydrocephalus is true?
A. It is treatable. B. If untreated, it always causes autism. C. It results from an insufficient amount of cerebrospinal fluid. D. It almost always produces an IQ below 50.
A cognitive bias that involves making a sweeping judgment about the self on the basis of a single event is known as:
a) Selective abstraction b) Amplification c) Catastrophization d) Overgeneralization
The best predictors of health-related behavior in the health belief model are
A) perceived susceptibility and perceived barriers. B) perceived severity and perceived barriers. C) perceived benefits and perceived severity. D) perceived barriers and perceived benefits.