One-year-old Norman walks up to his father Oliver and says "cookie." Oliver doesn't know if Norman is referring to the Cookie Monster, if he wants to eat a cookie, or if he wants to go to the bakery to get cookies. Norman's extended use of the word is called

Reasoning that includes propositions and possibilities that may not reflect reality defines

A. inductive reasoning. B. perceptual thought. C. hypothetical thought. D. deductive reasoning.

The sudden reversal of a neuron's resting potential is called a(n) _____ potential and initiates the _____ of a neuron

a) firing; action b) signaling; firing c) action; firing d) positive; discharge