Kerry wanted her son Alex to clean up his room for several days. Frustrated from the lack of response from Alex, she started asking him to clean his room every 3 minutes. Finally, he cleaned up his room because he didn't want to hear his mother's repeated requests anymore. His response is analogous to the process of ______ at axon hillocks.
A. temporal summation
B. spatial summation
C. neural propagation
D. all-or-none law
Answer: A
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a. egoistic b. rational c. altruistic d. anomic e. fatalistic
Whereas Piaget believed that cognitive development occurs in ____________________, most developmental psychologists believe that cognitive development is better viewed as a process of continual change and adaptation
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A major factor contributing to the relative negativity of the neuron's internal environment at rest is a. its large amount of sodium
b. its large amount of potassium. c. the presence of negatively charged protein ions. d. the absence of negatively charged protein ions.
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a. cognitive processes b. moral judgment c. dissonance d. environmental influences