Question 1

The effects of amphetamine are often difficult to distinguish from schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Psychedelic drugs cause all of the following effects except:

Accepted Answer

A) Delusions 
B) Perceptual distortions 
C) Changes in time perception 
D) Alterations in body shape or size 
A) Delusions 
B) Perceptual distortions 
C) Changes in time perception 
D) Alterations in body shape or size

Question 3

Dopamine:

Accepted Answer

A) Has an excitatory effect 
B) Enhances the effects of the cortex on lower structures 
C) Increase in the synapse when cocaine blocks its reuptake 
D) Is probably not involved in the effects of cocaine 
A) Has an excitatory effect 
B) Enhances the effects of the cortex on lower structures 
C) Increase in the synapse when cocaine blocks its reuptake 
D) Is probably not involved in the effects of cocaine

Question 4

Alcohol exerts its major effects on the ___ receptor,a complex that has at least five kinds of receptors.

Accepted Answer

A) Dopamine 
B) Glutamate 
C) GABAA 
D) GABAB 
A) Dopamine 
B) Glutamate 
C) GABAA 
D) GABAB

Question 5

Which of the following treatments shows the most promise for treating addiction?

Accepted Answer

A) Agonists like methadone 
B) Aversive treatments such as Antabuse 
C) Oral medications such as Chantix 
D) Antidrug vaccines 
A) Agonists like methadone 
B) Aversive treatments such as Antabuse 
C) Oral medications such as Chantix 
D) Antidrug vaccines

Question 6

Which of the following is not true about Valium?

Accepted Answer

A) It is a barbiturate. 
B) It is an addictive drug. 
C) It can produce mental confusion. 
D) It is one of the best known of the benzodiazepines. 
A) It is a barbiturate. 
B) It is an addictive drug. 
C) It can produce mental confusion. 
D) It is one of the best known of the benzodiazepines.

Question 7

Many psychedelics are chemically similar to neurotransmitters.In particular:

Accepted Answer

A) Peyote is structurally similar to GABA 
B) Mescaline is structurally similar to glutamate 
C) LSD is structurally similar to serotonin 
D) MDMA is structurally similar to the endogenous opiates 
A) Peyote is structurally similar to GABA 
B) Mescaline is structurally similar to glutamate 
C) LSD is structurally similar to serotonin 
D) MDMA is structurally similar to the endogenous opiates

The effects of amphetamine are often difficult to distinguish from schizophrenia.

Psychedelic drugs cause all of the following effects except:

Dopamine:

Alcohol exerts its major effects on the ___ receptor,a complex that has at least five kinds of receptors.

Which of the following treatments shows the most promise for treating addiction?

Which of the following is not true about Valium?

Many psychedelics are chemically similar to neurotransmitters.In particular:

What is Biopsychology?

Communication Within the Nervous System

The Organization and Functions of the Nervous System

The Methods and Ethics of Research

Motivation and the Regulation of Internal States

The Biology of Sex and Gender

Emotion and Health

Hearing and Language

Vision and Visual Perception

The Body Senses and Movement

Learning and Memory

Intelligence and Cognitive Functioning

Psychological Disorders

Sleep and Consciousness

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Exam 5: Drugs, Addiction, and Reward

The effects of amphetamine are often difficult to distinguish from schizophrenia.

Psychedelic drugs cause all of the following effects except:

Dopamine:

Alcohol exerts its major effects on the ___ receptor,a complex that has at least five kinds of receptors.

Which of the following treatments shows the most promise for treating addiction?

Which of the following is not true about Valium?

Many psychedelics are chemically similar to neurotransmitters.In particular:

What is Biopsychology?

Communication Within the Nervous System

The Organization and Functions of the Nervous System

The Methods and Ethics of Research

Motivation and the Regulation of Internal States

The Biology of Sex and Gender

Emotion and Health

Hearing and Language

Vision and Visual Perception

The Body Senses and Movement

Learning and Memory

Intelligence and Cognitive Functioning

Psychological Disorders

Sleep and Consciousness

Filters