A psychology instructor is lecturing on the processes and mechanisms of messages in the nervous system.She has come to the part on the action potential.Which example should she use to illustrate the idea of a nerve impulse?
A) how a washer cleans clothes
B) "The Wave" at a sports stadium where sections of fans stand up and then sit down
C) a bright flash of light
D) a merry-go-round

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"The Wave" at a sports stadium involves a sequential and coordinated movement of sections of fans standing up and then sitting down, similar to the sequential depolarization and repolarization of neurons during an action potential. This analogy can help students understand how a nerve impulse travels along a neuron. Options A, C, and D do not accurately represent the concept of action potentials in the nervous system.

A Psychology Instructor Is Lecturing on the Processes and Mechanisms