Psychology Dictionary
  • Psychology Resources
  1. Home
  2. excitation

excitation

excitation

n. the electrical activity elicited in a neuron or muscle cell in response to an external stimulus, specifically the propagation of an action potential.

Related Terms

hypothetico-deductive method

hypothetico-deductive method a method of scientific inquiry...

neurotic anxiety

neurotic anxiety in psychoanalytic theory, anxiety that ori...

symptom checklist

symptom checklist any self-report inventory used to assess...

food caching

food caching the hiding or storing of food by a nonhuman an...

mogigraphia

mogigraphia n. a rare name for writer’s cramp.

pressure-threshold test

pressure-threshold test a sensory test in which pressure se...

Quick Info

Category Psychology Term
Definitions 1
First Letter E

Browse by Letter


A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

© 2025 PsychologyDB.com All rights reserved.

Terms Sitemap Contact