Which of the following types of substances are produced by the body?
A. opiates
B. opioids
C. alcohols
D. endorphins
Answer: D
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a. Hinckley was released. b. federal laws regarding the burden of proof and the definition of insanity were changed. c. Hinckley was released but required to have a secret service agent with him at all times. d. Hinckley was confined to a mental hospital with no chance of release.
Which type of drug typically acts on the neurotransmitter GABA?
a. antianxiety b. antidepressant c. antipsychotic d. antisomatic e. mood stabilizing
After Les touches a hot iron, he pulls his hand away almost instantaneously. The command from the brain that instructed Les's muscles to pull his arm away so quickly was passed along by the ____.?
a. ?glia b. ?spinal cord c. ?pain neurons d. ?corpus callosum
In the experiments on learning helplessness, animals that first learn to escape the shocks through mastery training
a. were more persistent later in trying to escape the shocks and were more resistant to learned helplessness. b. gave up more quickly when the shocks became inescapable, which resulted in their being less resistant to learned helplessness. c. became extremely aggressive and hostile when the shocks became inescapable. d. showed stereotyped responding to the shocks.