Psychoactive drugs ________________

a) speed up activity in the central nervous system
b) are capable of influencing thinking, memory, or conscious experience
c) slow down activity in the central nervous system
d) are derived from the opium poppy that relieve pain and produce euphoria


ANS: B

Psychology

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