Question 1

In general, psychoactive drugs refer to chemical substances that

Accepted Answer

A)  treat symptoms of depression. 
B)  alter behavior and mood. 
C)  activate a person's immune system. 
D)  treat hallucinations that occur in schizophrenia. 
A)  treat symptoms of depression. 
B)  alter behavior and mood. 
C)  activate a person's immune system. 
D)  treat hallucinations that occur in schizophrenia.

Question 2

What psychoactive drug is the most commonly used drug?

Accepted Answer

A)  vaping 
B)  nicotine 
C)  marijuana 
D)  alcohol 
A)  vaping 
B)  nicotine 
C)  marijuana 
D)  alcohol

Question 3

Assume that a particular person is addicted to drugs. What other person is most likely to be addicted to drugs also? This other person will be one, who is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  identical twin and who lives in an environment at risk for drug use. 
B)  identical twin and who lives in an environment safe from drug use. 
C)  cousin and who lives in an environment at risk for drug use. 
D)  cousin and who lives in an environment safe from drug use. 
A)  identical twin and who lives in an environment at risk for drug use. 
B)  identical twin and who lives in an environment safe from drug use. 
C)  cousin and who lives in an environment at risk for drug use. 
D)  cousin and who lives in an environment safe from drug use.

Question 4

What are the differences between biological (brain) theories and psychological theories of drug addiction or dependence?

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The answer of What are the differences between biological (brain)...

Question 5

What do nicotine and alcohol consumption have in common? Nicotine and alcohol

Accepted Answer

A)  both remove social inhibitions, which results in increased pleasure. 
B)  both produce pleasurable effects on the sense organs (tongue, lungs), not the brain. 
C)  are positively reinforcing, not negatively reinforcing. 
D)  increase the release of dopamine in the reward circuit of the brain. 
A)  both remove social inhibitions, which results in increased pleasure. 
B)  both produce pleasurable effects on the sense organs (tongue, lungs), not the brain. 
C)  are positively reinforcing, not negatively reinforcing. 
D)  increase the release of dopamine in the reward circuit of the brain.

Question 6

What is a positive reinforcer for taking a psychoactive drug and what is a negative reinforcer for taking a psychoactive drug?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is a positive reinforcer for taking...

Question 7

A person's cognitive control over his/her use of drugs deteriorates as drug use progresses. This reduction in cognitive control occurs in what brain area?

Accepted Answer

A)  ventral tegmental area 
B)  pre-frontal cortex 
C)  core 
D)  nucleus accumbens 
A)  ventral tegmental area 
B)  pre-frontal cortex 
C)  core 
D)  nucleus accumbens

In general, psychoactive drugs refer to chemical substances that

What psychoactive drug is the most commonly used drug?

Assume that a particular person is addicted to drugs. What other person is most likely to be addicted to drugs also? This other person will be one, who is a(n)

What are the differences between biological (brain) theories and psychological theories of drug addiction or dependence?

What do nicotine and alcohol consumption have in common? Nicotine and alcohol

What is a positive reinforcer for taking a psychoactive drug and what is a negative reinforcer for taking a psychoactive drug?

A person's cognitive control over his/her use of drugs deteriorates as drug use progresses. This reduction in cognitive control occurs in what brain area?

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Exam 3: Addictions and Addictive Behaviors

In general, psychoactive drugs refer to chemical substances that

What psychoactive drug is the most commonly used drug?

Assume that a particular person is addicted to drugs. What other person is most likely to be addicted to drugs also? This other person will be one, who is a(n)

What are the differences between biological (brain) theories and psychological theories of drug addiction or dependence?

What do nicotine and alcohol consumption have in common? Nicotine and alcohol

What is a positive reinforcer for taking a psychoactive drug and what is a negative reinforcer for taking a psychoactive drug?

A person's cognitive control over his/her use of drugs deteriorates as drug use progresses. This reduction in cognitive control occurs in what brain area?

Introduction to Motivation and Emotion

Evolutionary Antecedents of Motivation

Homeostasis: Temperature, Thirst, Hunger, and Eating

Behavior, Arousal, and Affective Valence

Stress, Coping and Health

Psychological Needs and Motives

Personality and Motivation

Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation

Goal Motivation

Emotions and Moods

Emotions As Motives

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