EXCITATORY THRESHOLD

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N., Sam M.S.
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The intensity of a stimulus that will trigger a nerve impulse.

EXCITATORY THRESHOLD: "The excitatory threshold is needed to trigger a nerve response."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. ABSOLUTE THRESHOLD
  2. NERVE CONDUCTION
  3. HEARING (AUDITION)
  4. REACTION TIME (Response Latency)
  5. SPECIFIC ENERGIES
  6. STIMULUS (literally “goad”)
  7. JUST NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE (JND; Differential or Difference Threshold)
  8. CRANIAL NERVE
  9. NEURON (Nerve Cell)
  10. REINFORCEMENT (Reward and Punishment)
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "EXCITATORY THRESHOLD," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/excitatory-threshold/ (accessed February 7, 2023).

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