Addictive drugs do all of the following EXCEPT
a. cause the neurotransmitter acetylcholine to be released, resulting in intensified feelings of fear and paranoia.
b. fool brain-reward pathways creating a compulsion to repeat the drug experience.
c. stimulate a brain region called the nucleus accumbens.
d. physically change the brain's reward circuitry, making it harder for the addict to overcome his or her
addiction.
ANSWER: a
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a. top-down processing. b. bottom-up processing. c. a template for the letter n. d. a recognition module.
When a neutral stimulus is paired with a CS, the neutral stimulus will become a CS and elicit a CR. This process is called
a. spontaneous recovery b. respondent extinction c. higher-order conditioning d. operant-respondent interaction
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A) Sex education decreases teen pregnancy and delays the onset of sexual activity. B) Sex education increases teen pregnancy and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. C) Sex education neither increases nor decreases teen pregnancy, but it does reduce the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. D) Sex education decreases teen pregnancy but increases the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.
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a. one at a time; multi-tasking c. geons; features b. Rumelhart; Sperling d. All of the above