Molly hears that addiction may be due to changes in brain patterns and activity as a result of repeated drug use. When she asks her professor why this is so, he cites research which states that ____
a. what she has heard is only a myth, and has no basis in fact
b. only individuals with familial alcoholism and drug addiction are likely to show these changes in brain patterns
c. the chronic flooding of dopamine from drug use eventually results in compulsive drug-seeking behavior
d. the research is merely correlational and no one is certain why this happens
C
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A. fixed action patterns B. incentive mechanisms C. extrinsic motivators D. self-actualization needs
Perception of prosody was a. better in patients with left hemisphere damage than patients with right hemisphere damage
b. better in patients with right hemisphere damage than patients with left hemisphere damage. c. not impaired in patients with either right or left hemisphere damage. d. equally impaired in patients with either right or left hemisphere damage.
Which of the following does NOT support the idea of multiple intelligences?
A) Head injury can lead to the loss of one ability but not others. B) People who score highly on intelligence tests often excel in a number of areas. C) Intelligent people vary a great deal in terms of physical, social, and artistic skills. D) Savants may have low mental capacities, but excel at specific abilities.
What is libido?
A. sum of the id's instinctual needs B. source of pleasure C. primary defense mechanism D. sexual energy of the id