A drug that blocks the sodium gates of a neuron's membrane will ____.
A. decrease the threshold
B. block the action potential
C. cause repeated action potentials
D. eliminate the refractory period
Answer: B
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a. a school district c. a public university b. a mental health clinic d. a large automobile manufacturer
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a) effective punishment. b) the partial-reinforcement effect. c) the continuous-reinforcement phenomenon. d) the extinction effect.
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