People who are addicted to cocaine are motivated to seek it because cocaine stimulates the:

a. the neurotransmitter GABA
b. neural pathways in the amygdala
c. sensorimotor cortex
d. nucleus accumbens and ventral tegmental areas of the brain


D

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Older people who are partially blind but not mentally disturbed may "see" people, animals, building, plants, and other objects appear and disappear in front of their eyes. This rare condition is known as

a. paranoid schizophrenia. b. Charles Bonnet syndrome. c. Klinefelter's syndrome. d. Turner's syndrome.

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Which topic in the text best illustrated the active child theme?

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Psychology

Which component of our personality seeks acceptance and is manipulative in its efforts to gain it?

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Psychology