One very active synapse might lead to an action potential in a postsynaptic cell due to

a. saltatory conduction

b. the absolute refractory period.
c. spatial summation.
d. temporal summation.


d

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Kochanska's integrative theory of attachment states that attachment depends on the

a. parents' quality of caregiving. b. infant's own type of temperament. c. personalities of others in the home and also of pets. d. parental caregiving and also on the baby's temperament.

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a. conservatism; autonomy b. egalitarianism; hierarchy c. mastery; harmony d. hierarchy; conservatism

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Pediatricians test newborn reflexes carefully because reflexes can reveal

A) ineffective parenting. B) the baby's temperament. C) a compromised circulatory system. D) the health of the baby's nervous system.

Psychology