A physical stimulus is converted into a neural impulse by a process ____________?

Related Mcqs:

1. Which THREE of the following are true regarding habituation and dishabituation?
   1:Habituation involves a gradual reduction in the magnitude of the response to repeated presentation of the response of a stimulus
   2:In dishabituation, the response returns when a salient extraneous stimulus is presented just before a trial with the habituated stimulus
   3:Habituation is caused by sensory-motor fatigue
   4:Habituation occurs as a consequence of the repeated presentation of a single event

   A. 1,2 & 3
   B. 2,3 & 4
   C. 1,2 & 4
   D. 4

2. The process by which sensory information is converted into neural energy is ______________?

   A. sensory adaptation
   B. feature detection
   C. signal detection
   D. transduction

3. The fact that, during neural transmission, an impulse is sent to the end of the axon without fading or weakening is known as ___________?

   A. stimulus constancy
   B. absolute threshold retention
   C. nondecremental property
   D. all-or-none property

4. A neural impulse is initiated when neuron’s charge momentarily becomes less negative or even positive. This event is called:

   A. an action potential
   B. a resting potential
   C. impulse facilitation
   D. inhibitory

5. The neuron conducts the impulse in the form of nerve impulse during:

   A. Threshold potential
   B. Active membrane potential
   C. Resting membrane potential
   D. All of the above

6. Under normal conditions a nerve impulse is initiated by an appropriate stimulus called:

   A. Threshold stimulus
   B. Active membrane potential
   C. Resting membrane potential
   D. All of the above

7. In which form of conditioning is the conditioned stimulus (CS) presented after the unconditioned stimulus (UCS) _______________?

   A. higher order conditioning
   B. forward conditioning
   C. backward conditioning
   D. second order conditioning

8. The ability to distinguish between a conditioned stimulus and similar stimuli that do not signal an unconditioned stimulus is called __________________?

   A. shaping
   B. acquisition
   C. discrimination
   D. generalization

9. The presentation of an aversive stimulus of the removal of a positive stimulus are both examples of:

   A. negative reinforcement
   B. punishment
   C. positive reinforcement
   D. secondary reinforcement

10. The idea that the amount of change in a stimulus necessary to produce a JND is a constant proportion of the stimulus intensity is called:

    A. James law
    B. The all-or-none principle
    C. The law of diminishing returns
    D. Weber’s law