Nerve damage leading to neurological impairment is a function of chronic exposure to inhalant drugs. How might inhalants affect this system?
A) They restrict the flow of blood.
B) They block neurotransmitters.
C) They cause fat to build up around nerve cells.
D) They damage the myelin.
D
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To control the rat population in urban settings, the health department scatters bags of corn and molasses laced with poison. Many rats who survive temporarily become very sick. Then, the surviving rats never eat the bait again. What is this an example of?
a. higher-order conditioning c. observational learning b. spontaneous recovery d. taste aversion
In his work on the two-point threshold, Weber found that the most sensitive area (smallest threshold) was the ____ and the least sensitive area (largest threshold) was the ____.?
a. ?nose; forearm b. ?tongue; finger tip c. ?finger tip; ear lobe d. ?tongue; middle of the back
Patrick was found guilty of murdering his wife. Psychiatrists testified that Patrick had paranoid schizophrenia and that his delusions led directly to the criminal act
If his state allows the guilty but mentally ill verdict, what sentence would Patrick likely receive? a) Psychiatric commitment until a psychiatrist determines that he is cured of his mental illness. b) Psychiatric commitment until a psychiatrist determines that he is no longer dangerous. c) A criminal sentence but with psychiatric care provided during the incarceration. d) The same criminal sentence as a non-mentally ill person convicted of murder.
The study of continuity and discontinuity in language development:
A. refers to the study of children who have delays in achieving language development milestones. B. takes into account the relationship of children's input to their output. C. focuses on children's vocabulary and the word spurt in its development. D. asks if children's early grammars are qualitatively different from the grammars of adults.