Question 1

What is a placebo-control experiment? Why is it often used in the study of alcohol and other drugs?

Accepted Answer

A placebo-control experiment is a type o

Question 2

tolerance to a drug occurs when there is increased sensitivity to the effects of the drug with repeated use.

Accepted Answer

A) Reverse 
B) Cross 
C) Dispositional 
D) Protracted 
A) Reverse 
B) Cross 
C) Dispositional 
D) Protracted

Question 3

Which of the following is true of generic drugs?

Accepted Answer

A) They are chemical copies of brand name drugs. 
B) They are less effective than brand name drugs. 
C) They can be sold after a brand name drug has been on the market for 20 years. 
D) They cost the same as brand name drugs, but are more readily available. 
A) They are chemical copies of brand name drugs. 
B) They are less effective than brand name drugs. 
C) They can be sold after a brand name drug has been on the market for 20 years. 
D) They cost the same as brand name drugs, but are more readily available.

Question 4

Explain the difference between protracted tolerance, cross-tolerance, and reverse tolerance.Give examples to support your thinking.

Accepted Answer

Protracted tolerance, cross-tolerance, a

Question 5

Describe how the operant concepts of reinforcement and punishment impact drug use.Be sure to address both positive and negative reinforcement.Provide examples to support your thinking.

Accepted Answer

The operant concepts of reinforcement an

Question 6

Which of the following accurately describes the influence that age has on drug effects?

Accepted Answer

A) Susceptibility to a drug's effects declines over the life span. 
B) Susceptibility to a drug's effects increases over the life span. 
C) Children and the elderly are more susceptible to a drug's effects. 
D) Age has no effect on susceptibility to drug effects. 
A) Susceptibility to a drug's effects declines over the life span. 
B) Susceptibility to a drug's effects increases over the life span. 
C) Children and the elderly are more susceptible to a drug's effects. 
D) Age has no effect on susceptibility to drug effects.

Question 7

A specified dose of a drug administered to a man and a woman on average will have greater effects on the woman. This is because of differences in .

Accepted Answer

A) brain chemistry 
B) body fat 
C) hormones 
D) expectancies 
A) brain chemistry 
B) body fat 
C) hormones 
D) expectancies

Question 8

Describe how drug expectancy can develop for alcohol.What are some key factors that play a role in the process?

Accepted Answer

Drug expectancy for alcohol can develop

Question 9

In the United States, the Drug Enforcement Administration sets the guidelines regulating new drug development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

means a state of equilibrium or balance.

Accepted Answer

A) Homeostasis 
B) Potentiation 
C) Cell adaptation 
D) Tolerance 
A) Homeostasis 
B) Potentiation 
C) Cell adaptation 
D) Tolerance

Question 11

Individual differences in the initial sensitivity to a drug's effects are thought to be determined by .

Accepted Answer

A) classical conditioning 
B) expectancies 
C) genetics 
D) None of these are correct. 
A) classical conditioning 
B) expectancies 
C) genetics 
D) None of these are correct.

Question 12

A is a consequence of a behavior that increases the likelihood that it will occur in the future.

Accepted Answer

A) conditioned stimulus 
B) punisher 
C) reinforcer 
D) rebound effect 
A) conditioned stimulus 
B) punisher 
C) reinforcer 
D) rebound effect

Question 13

In tolerance, a person's tolerance to one drug may extend to other closely related drugs.

Accepted Answer

A) dispositional 
B) functional 
C) reverse 
D) cross 
A) dispositional 
B) functional 
C) reverse 
D) cross

Question 14

Setting factors are particularly important in the effects of .

Accepted Answer

A) alcohol 
B) marijuana 
C) hallucinogens 
D) All of these are correct. 
E) alcohol and marijuana only 
A) alcohol 
B) marijuana 
C) hallucinogens 
D) All of these are correct. 
E) alcohol and marijuana only

Question 15

Which of the following is true regarding a drug's generic name?

Accepted Answer

A) It is the name most people would know. 
B) It is the most useful name for chemists. 
C) It is a shortened version of a drug's chemical name. 
D) None of these are true. 
A) It is the name most people would know. 
B) It is the most useful name for chemists. 
C) It is a shortened version of a drug's chemical name. 
D) None of these are true.

Question 16

Peer and social influences play a key role in a person's continued use of drugs following their first experience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Tolerance may develop to some effects of a drug, but not to others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Drug use prevention activities are highly effective as a first defense because they help people avoid the influence of .

Accepted Answer

A) reinforcement 
B) homeostasis 
C) addiction 
D) cross-tolerance 
A) reinforcement 
B) homeostasis 
C) addiction 
D) cross-tolerance

Question 19

is an example of a drug that was approved too early, before potential side effects could adequately be explored.

Accepted Answer

A) AZT 
B) Penicillin 
C) Thalidomide 
D) Prozac 
A) AZT 
B) Penicillin 
C) Thalidomide 
D) Prozac

Question 20

studies allow behavioral pharmacologists to classify experimental drugs according to their subjective effects even before they have been administered to people.

Accepted Answer

A) drug discrimination 
B) conflict paradigm 
C) placebo control 
D) classical conditioning 
A) drug discrimination 
B) conflict paradigm 
C) placebo control 
D) classical conditioning

What is a placebo-control experiment? Why is it often used in the study of alcohol and other drugs?

tolerance to a drug occurs when there is increased sensitivity to the effects of the drug with repeated use.

Which of the following is true of generic drugs?

Explain the difference between protracted tolerance, cross-tolerance, and reverse tolerance.Give examples to support your thinking.

Describe how the operant concepts of reinforcement and punishment impact drug use.Be sure to address both positive and negative reinforcement.Provide examples to support your thinking.

Which of the following accurately describes the influence that age has on drug effects?

A specified dose of a drug administered to a man and a woman on average will have greater effects on the woman. This is because of differences in .

Describe how drug expectancy can develop for alcohol.What are some key factors that play a role in the process?

In the United States, the Drug Enforcement Administration sets the guidelines regulating new drug development.

means a state of equilibrium or balance.

Individual differences in the initial sensitivity to a drug's effects are thought to be determined by .

A is a consequence of a behavior that increases the likelihood that it will occur in the future.

In tolerance, a person's tolerance to one drug may extend to other closely related drugs.

Setting factors are particularly important in the effects of .

Which of the following is true regarding a drug's generic name?

Peer and social influences play a key role in a person's continued use of drugs following their first experience.

Tolerance may develop to some effects of a drug, but not to others.

Drug use prevention activities are highly effective as a first defense because they help people avoid the influence of .

is an example of a drug that was approved too early, before potential side effects could adequately be explored.

studies allow behavioral pharmacologists to classify experimental drugs according to their subjective effects even before they have been administered to people.

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Exam 5: Psychopharmacology and New Drug Development

What is a placebo-control experiment? Why is it often used in the study of alcohol and other drugs?

tolerance to a drug occurs when there is increased sensitivity to the effects of the drug with repeated use.

Which of the following is true of generic drugs?

Explain the difference between protracted tolerance, cross-tolerance, and reverse tolerance.Give examples to support your thinking.

Describe how the operant concepts of reinforcement and punishment impact drug use.Be sure to address both positive and negative reinforcement.Provide examples to support your thinking.

Which of the following accurately describes the influence that age has on drug effects?

A specified dose of a drug administered to a man and a woman on average will have greater effects on the woman. This is because of differences in .

Describe how drug expectancy can develop for alcohol.What are some key factors that play a role in the process?

In the United States, the Drug Enforcement Administration sets the guidelines regulating new drug development.

means a state of equilibrium or balance.

Individual differences in the initial sensitivity to a drug's effects are thought to be determined by .

A is a consequence of a behavior that increases the likelihood that it will occur in the future.

In tolerance, a person's tolerance to one drug may extend to other closely related drugs.

Setting factors are particularly important in the effects of .

Which of the following is true regarding a drug's generic name?

Peer and social influences play a key role in a person's continued use of drugs following their first experience.

Tolerance may develop to some effects of a drug, but not to others.

Drug use prevention activities are highly effective as a first defense because they help people avoid the influence of .

is an example of a drug that was approved too early, before potential side effects could adequately be explored.

studies allow behavioral pharmacologists to classify experimental drugs according to their subjective effects even before they have been administered to people.

Drug Use and Abuse

Drug Use: Yesterday and Today

Drugs and the Nervous System

Pharmacology

Cocaine, Amphetamines, and Related Stimulants

Nicotine

Caffeine

Alcohol

Opiates

Marijuana

Hallucinogens

Psychotherapeutic Medications

Other Prescription and Over-The-Counter Drugs

Treatment of Substance-Use Disorders

Prevention of Substance Abuse

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