Cocaine triggers an increase in which neurotransmitter resulting in a drug "high" in the reward system of the brain?

a. serotonin
b. acetylcholine
c. dopamine
d. GABA


C

Psychology

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Peaking in the 1950s, psychoanalysis was more effective in treating ____ than ____.

A. less serious disorders; more serious disorders B. males; females C. middle-class patients; lower-class patients D. psychosis; neurosis

Psychology

Behavior attributed to possession by evil spirits or the Devil observed in the Middle Ages is an example of:

A. mass hysteria B. conversion disorder C. generalized fear disorder D. somatoform disorder

Psychology

While the typical 1 1/2-year-old spends the majority of time engaged in ____ play, the typical 4-year-old spends most of his or her time in ____ play

a. cooperative; simple social b. parallel; cooperative c. simple social; parallel d. parallel; simple social

Psychology

The linguistic relativity hypothesis states that

a. the words we use not only reflect our thoughts but can shape them as well. b. a simple declarative sentence may be changed to other voices or forms, such as past tense, passive voice, and so forth. c. there is a tendency during group problem solving for one person's ideas to trigger ideas from others. d. people have a tendency to select wrong answers because they seem to match preexisting mental categories.

Psychology