The consumption of alcohol, as well as the ingestion of antianxiety drugs, both work to increase the activity of _____, which is an inhibitory neurotransmitter
A) GABA
B) serotonin
C) acetylcholine
D) dopamine
Answer: A
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The fact that Kenyon can cope with his current boss's bad attitude because he has had past experience dealing with similar bosses is best explained by a. continuity theory
b. mechanics intelligence. c. the social convoy. d. cross-linking theory.
The neurotransmitter thought to regulate or moderate certain behavioral tendencies rather than directly influencing specific patterns of behavior or psychological disorders is a. norepinephrine
b. GABA. c. dopamine. d. serotonin.
A psychologist collects data from a large number of people. She places each person on a continuum ranging from high to low conscientiousness and makes predictions about how people in the high range will act compared to those in the low range. This psychologist is using which approach to understanding personality?
A. Type approach B. Nomothetic approach C. Idiographic approach D. Common trait approach
Hypnotized subjects who were told to plunge one hand into a painful bath of ice water, and were told to feel no pain,
a. awoke from their hypnosis immediately. b. wrote "it hurts" with their free hand. c. did not acknowledge feeling any pain verbally or in writing. d. became hysterical.