According to Solomon and Corbit’s (1974) opponent process theory,
a. abused drugs stimulate an A process that creates a euphoric or pleasant a state.
b. soon after a drug is administered, a B process is evoked that creates a dysphoric or unpleasant b state.
c. as a drug’s effects wear off, the A process dissipates but the B process endures.
d. acute tolerance results from the effects of the B process in cancelling out those of the A process.
e. all of the above are true.
Answer: E
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