When sodium channels open, allowing sodium ions to flow into a neuron it causes:
a. the likelihood of an action potential to decrease
b. the axon hillock to become inactivated
c. the likelihood of an action potential to increase
d. the neuron to return to its resting potential
C
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A) "being suave" B) "acting like an adult" C) "being honest" D) "being educated"
Which statement about moral development is accurate?
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a. componential, experiential, and contextual. b. fluid, crystallized, and general. c. analysis, correlation, and adaptive. d. interpersonal, intrapersonal, and social.
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