Which of the following is one way that the brain's reward system changes in response to long-term drug use?
A. Overall dopamine levels are increased in this system.
B. The brain shows hyperfrontality.
C. Parts of the brain that are involved in decision making and inhibition show reduced activity.
D. Ending drug use quickly reduces activity in the amygdala.
Answer: C
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A. 15 year olds B. 17 year olds C. 18 year olds D. 19 year olds
According to Freud, the thoughts and objects in dreams are ________
a. disguised symbolically to make them less threatening. b. reflections of ongoing conscious preoccupations of waking life. c. a modification of the cognitive activity that goes on when we are awake. d. manifestations of the archetypes of the collective unconscious.
The generally accepted, broad definition of intelligence among psychologists is the ability to ________.
A. think B. acquire language C. adapt to an environment in a goal-oriented way D. use long-term memory in a functional way