What is the best pharmacological explanation scientists have been able to come up with to explain the experience of flashbacks after taking LSD?

A) To date, no pharmacological explanation has been discovered.
B) The ingestion of LSD changes the fundamental make up of the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus.
C) The ingestion of LSD changes the way the thalamus routes incoming sensory information to the cerebral cortex.
D) The ingestion of LSD impairs the occipital lobe of the cerebrum, where the visual processing centers are located.


Answer: A

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a. Biological factors are much stronger for lesbian women than for gay men
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c. Biology probably interacts with social influences in predicting sexual orientation.
d. Biology plays no role in influencing sexual orientation

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A) 65 years
B) 75 years
C) 85 years
D) 95 years

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