In addition to dopamine, a second population of cells within the VTA containing _____ are also important in the reward circuit.

A) serotonin
B) glutamate
C) histamine
D) GABA


Answer: D) GABA

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a. The team lost because it did not practice properly b. The team lost because the other team was extremely strong. c. The team lost because its players are not very talented. d. The team lost because its players did not try hard enough.

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According to the discussion of women's sexual responses,

a. women typically report that sounds and visual stimuli have little effect on their sexual experiences. b. stimulation of the clitoris is an important component of women's orgasms. c. women show little variation with respect to the four phases they experience in connection with an orgasm. d. orgasms resulting from the stimulation of the clitoris produce different kinds of physiological responses than orgasms resulting from a partner's thrusting penis.

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According to Sternberg, a long-term relationship in which commitment is based only on sexual feelings with the two partners sharing no emotional connectedness is called __________ love

a. fatuous b. companionate c. consummate d. romantic

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Which of the following is Vygotsky's term for the actual physical items (pencils, books, computers, etc.) as well as the intellectual and conceptual framework (language, alphabet, number/math systems, religious systems, etc.)

that the child uses to learn? a) Memory aids b) Definition aids c) Cultural tools d) Learning aids

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