The alertness associated with nicotine use probably arises from nicotine's ability to
A. activate the cholinergic neurons of the basal forebrain.
B. stimulate muscles.
C. influence the autonomic nervous system.
D. stimulate the nucleus accumbens.
Answer: A
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a. bargaining b. anger c. denial d. depression
What would a future psychologist need to include in their approach?
a. Knowledge of how to handle weaknesses. b. Weaknesses and strengths of people within a cultural context. c. A complete understanding of the dominant culture. d. Information about which strengths are to be fostered in therapy.
Apart from the severity of the physiological symptoms, how else might you distinguish between sleep terrors and nightmares?
a) Sleep terrors occur out of Stage 4 sleep; nightmares occur out of REM sleep. b) Adults tend to have sleep terrors; children are more likely to have nightmares. c) Sleep terrors tend to occur later in sleep; nightmares tend to occur early in sleep. d) The content of a sleep terror is often remembered because of its violent nature; the content of nightmares is rarely recalled.
Which of the following teenage boys is most likely to be confined to a juvenile facility?
A) José, who is Hispanic. B) Stanley, who is Black. C) David, who is Asian. D) Greg, who is White.