Explain how the endocannabinoids modulate neuronal activity

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Endocannabinoids bind to CB1 receptors located on other neurons; CB1 binding opens potassium channels in the presynaptic terminal, thereby reducing the release of transmitter. Activation of the CB1 receptor is thought to mediate the euphoric and memory effects of marijuana in humans.

Psychology

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Which of the following might make it difficult to make a midlife career change?

a. Knowing you have gone as far as possible in the current career b. Wanting to return to one's career after a period of being the primary parent and homemaker c. Fearing the possibility of disappointing important loved ones by failing in the new career d. Being fired from one's current job

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Which of the following statements about the connection between self-esteem and self-handicapping is FALSE?

A) People with fragile self-esteem are especially likely to self-handicap. B) People with high self-esteem self-handicap in order to enhance their already favorable images. C) People with high self-esteem are more likely to self-handicap publicly, whereas people with low self-esteem are more likely to self-handicap privately. D) People with low self-esteem self-handicap in order to protect their less favorable images from failure.

Psychology

People often can relearn what they had “forgotten” faster than what it took them to learn it initially, indicating that the information had not quite been forgotten at all. This finding presents a problem for which cause of forgetting?

a. decay b. interference c. cue availability d. retrieval-induced inhibition

Psychology

The authoritarian personality is a psychodynamic approach to prejudice

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Psychology