_____ promote(s) wakefulness, mental alertness, vigilance, and faster thought processes by stimulating the release of dopamine in the brain's prefrontal cortex and by blocking adenosine's sleep-inducing effects.

a. Nicotine
b. Caffeine
c. Cocaine
d. Amphetamines


Answer: b. Caffeine

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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The literature review is included in the ____

a. introduction b. method c. results d. discussion

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Animals will gain up to two to three times their normal weight when the

A. lateral hypothalamus is lesioned. B. lateral hypothalamus is stimulated. C. ventromedial hypothalamus is lesioned. D. ventromedial hypothalamus is stimulated.

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During which of the following periods in the lifespan do most divorces occur?

a. early adulthood b. early middle-adulthood c. later middle-adulthood d. older adulthood

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