Why do substances such as alcohol and cocaine develop an overpowering hold on people, sometimes after only a few uses?
What will be an ideal response?
These substances have the ability to activate areas of pleasure in the brain. Also, people's biological makeup (such as their genes) and environmental influences make them more susceptible.
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According to research, the future of lie detection tests could be using:
A. a combination of brain and eye scans B. a combination of powerful "truth serums" and control question interviewing C. video cameras to detect subtle facial expressions D. a combination of control question interviewing and "truth serums"
Recent research examining the development of formal logic has demonstrated that
development may be far less stagelike than Piaget believed. those who have developed this capability use it consistently in every situation. development occurs much more quickly than Piaget believed. adolescents across cultures develop this capability at the same age.
What is the memory that enables one to hold information for a limited time in one's mind called?
a. short-term memory c. both a and b b. working memory d. none of these
The totality of our impressions, thoughts, and feelings that makes up our conscious existence is called the sense of
a. ego. c. superego. b. self. d. id.