Reserpine acts as a monoamine antagonist by
a. preventing the reuptake of the neurotransmitters in vesicles.
b. blocking the release of the neurotransmitters
c. interfering with the synthesis of the neurotransmitters.
d. blocking the receptors for the neurotransmitters.
a
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a. Rites of Passage Around the World b. Your Primary Mental Abilities and You c. Avoiding Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome d. Plasticity Forever
In a two-factor analysis of variance, a main effect is defined as _____
a. the mean differences among the levels of one factor b. the mean differences among all treatment conditions c. the mean difference between the two factors d. the difference between the largest treatment mean and the smallest treatment mean
What factor is associated with both free radicals and the shortening of telomeres?
A. stress B. diets low in fat C. excessive exercise D. genetics
Research studies focusing on genetic factors in schizophrenia have found that
A. an individual with a schizophrenic identical twin has the highest risk factor (almost 50%) of developing schizophrenia. B. in family studies of schizophrenia, the genetic influence can be separated from the environmental impact. C. if one person in a family has a particular subtype of schizophrenia, for example, paranoid, the other family members inherit a predisposition for that subtype only. D. the more severe a parent's schizophrenic disorder, the less likely the children are to develop it.