Why do opiate drugs produce a dangerous decrease in breathing, but marijuana does not?
a. Opiates increase serotonin release, and marijuana increases dopamine release
b. Opiates attach to inhibitory synapses, whereas marijuana attaches to excitatory synapses.
c. Most opiate users are already weakened from their prolonged use of other drugs.
d. The area that controls breathing has more opiate receptors than marijuana receptors.
d
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A. with transmitting electrical messages from the eyes to the primary visual cortex B. recognizing some object or person C. seeing parts of a visual stimulus D. seeing objects on one side or another
As children approach their adolescent years, their verbal descriptions of their emotions shift from concerns with
a. basic factors to complex factors. b. social factors to internal psychological factors. c. situational factors to internal psychological factors. d. internal psychological factors to situational factors.
Sally and Susan just bought the exact same dress. Sally bought it on sale for 50% off. Susan paid the full price of $140. According to cognitive dissonance theory, what is the likely outcome?
a) Susan becomes angry with Sally for getting the better deal. b) Sally likes her sales dress better than Susan likes hers. c) In justifying her purchase, Susan likes her dress more than Sally does. d) Cognitive dissonance would not play a role in this situation.
A team of researchers runs an experiment testing whether consuming a sports drink will improve performance among baseball players. If they reject the null hypothesis, their findings would indicate
A. compared to players who drank lemonade, those who drank the sports drink played better. B. compared to players who drank lemonade, those who drank the sports drink did not play better. C. all the players who drank the sports drink played better than all the players who drank another beverage. D. the players who drank lemonade and the players who drank the sports drink played the same.