A psychoactive substance is a substance that _____.
a. creates a psychological addiction
b. produces changes in psychological states
c. produces withdrawal symptoms when stopped
d. alters body chemistry without affecting the active psychological state
Ans: b. produces changes in psychological states
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a. True b. False
Which of the following self-help movements stopped holding meetings in 1999 and now condemns the self-help movement?
a. SOS b. SMART c. Rational Recovery d. WFS
One characteristic that appears to be innate in human beings is ________
a. strong eyesight. b. a fear of new things. c. an understanding of numbers. d. leadership qualities.
Stimulus generalization is the process in which: a. an antecedent comes to control a behavior that is reinforced in its presence but not inits absence
b. a previously neutral event comes to control a response by being paired with anunconditioned stimulus. c. some stimuli come through reinforcement to dominate over other stimuli. d. a behavior learned in one situation is performed in other, similar situations.