The mildly positive reinforcing effect of caffeine appears to be ultimately due to effects on the neurotransmitter:

A) acetylcholine.
B) dopamine.
C) norepinephrine.
D) GABA.


Answer: B) dopamine.

Psychology

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a. tend to show more excitation transfer of emotions as time went on b. tend to avoid affective forecasting c. become more and more devastated by their sentencing as time went on d. be devastated by their sentencing, but return to nearly pre-prison levels of happiness within a few years

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Differentiate between the two phenomena of theory-theory and theory of mind. How do young children exhibit and use these two different phenomena in their attempts to understand the world?

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology

Katherine wants to quit smoking. The first therapist she visits suggests that she can help her quit by using a rapid smoking technique. If she agrees to this technique, what will happen to Katherine?

a. She will be given tokens for every cigarette she smokes. b. She will be shown increasingly more disgusting pictures of the lungs of smokers. c. She will smoke a pipe with flavored tobacco. d. Smoke will be blown into her face as she smokes a cigarette.

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In the _____style, there is a strong interest in pursuing one's own goals and an equally strong interest in supporting the relationship and/or the goals of the other person.*

a. accommodating. b. integrating. c. dominating. d. avoiding.

Psychology