The term _____ refers to all chemicals that influence consciousness or behaviour by altering the brain's chemical message system.

A) teratogens
B) psychoactive drugs
C) hallucinogens
D) inhalents


B) psychoactive drugs

Psychology

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What is the main advantage of fMRI over PET scans?

A. PET scans can cause brain damage B. cost C. fMRI can be done with the person awake D. fMRI does not require injection of a radioactive solution

Psychology

Tolerance develops to the effects of __________

a. barbiturates b. methaqualone c. benzodiazepines d. all of these

Psychology

Damian has been taking keyboarding classes for the past 6 months. He just completed a test designed to assess his current speed and accuracy. The test indicated he could input 65 words per minute with 95% accuracy. In this case, the test that Damian completed would be classified as:

a. an aptitude test b. an achievement test c. a standardized test d. a multiphasic test

Psychology

Jonah required surgery on both of his temporal lobes. Following the surgery, Jonah suffered from severe anterograde amnesia and had great difficulty in

A. learning the name of the new occupational therapist assigned to his case. B. learning to use his new cell phone. C. remembering the details of his high school graduation. D. remembering how to find the square root of a number.

Psychology