neural irritability

a property of nerve tissue that makes it sensitive to stimulation and capable of responding by transmitting action potentials. It is dependent on rapid, transient movement of ions through ion channels in the plasma membrane, causing a reversible depolarization of the membrane.

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Psychology term of the day

February 22nd 2025

conditioning of attitudes

the formation or change of an attitude as a result of the association of an attitude object with a pleasant or unpleasant stimulus in the environment. Attitudes may be conditioned via classical conditioning or operant conditioning processes.