The role of glutamate in addiction appears to be that it _____.

A. affects the brain's reward system
B. slows down neurons in the frontal lobe, preventing critical thinking
C. creates lasting memories of the drug's effects by changing the connections between neurons
D. increases the effectiveness of other neurotransmitters that share the synapse with it


Answer: C. creates lasting memories of the drug's effects by changing the connections between neurons

Psychology

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Different interpretations of culturemes may be related to which of the following?

A. difficulty understanding basic facial expressions across cultures B. difficulty interpreting tone of voice across cultures C. difficulty interpreting humor across cultures D. difficulty translating the emotion of music across cultures

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a. episodic b. eidetic c. semantic d. echoic

Psychology

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Psychology