Anitdepressants that are effective in treating OCD serve to:
A. increase the level of all brain neurotransmitters
B. increase norepinephrine activity in brain
C. increase seratonin activity in brain
D. decrease seratonin activity in brain
Answer: C. increase seratonin activity in brain
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a. There is no dependable distinction between addictive and nonaddictive substances. b. Addictive substances are chemically similar to either dopamine or serotonin c. Addictive substances are insoluble in water. d. Addictive substances have a negative electrical charge.
Which of the following does not contribute to memory in young children?
a. What the child is asked to remember b. Interest level c. Availability of reminders or retrieval cues d. Peers sharing the same events
The motor cortex produces a kind of activity called a(n) ____ before any voluntary movement
a. readiness potential b. action potential c. evoked potential d. motor potential
In boys, pubic hair growth generally starts a couple of years earlier than in girls, and, on average, girls experience menarche after boys experience their first ejaculation
Indicate whether the statement is true or false