The difference between reflex and voluntary action is that a reflex occurs naturally in response to some sort of stimulus and voluntary action is something that is consciously carried out. An example of a reflex action is gagging and an example of voluntary action is flinching when someone is going to hit you.
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Voluntary attention.
the action of the one which is under the control of the will; all the striated muscles, except the heart, are voluntary muscles.
SIMILARITIES of voluntey action and involuntary action
When a stimulus stimulates a neuron above the threshold, the action potential is generated.
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The threshold stimulus is the stimulus required to create an action potential. So any stimulus under this level will not cause muscle contraction, while a stimulus above this level will cause the muscle to contract. The higher the stimulus the more muscle fibers are recruited, and thus the higher the response.
the action of the one which is under the control of the will; all the striated muscles, except the heart, are voluntary muscles.
An action by choice is a voluntary action.
Voluntary Action History Society was created in 1991.
National Center for Voluntary Action was created in 1970.