Question 1

Which statement about quitting the smoking is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The majority of smokers are not interested in giving up their smoking habit. 
B)  Relatively few (about 10%) smokers attempt to quit each year. 
C)  Quitting the smoking habit is very difficult and requires many attempts. 
D)  Placing warnings on cigarette packages and increasing cigarette taxes have had virtually no impact on usage or quitting rates. 
A)  The majority of smokers are not interested in giving up their smoking habit. 
B)  Relatively few (about 10%) smokers attempt to quit each year. 
C)  Quitting the smoking habit is very difficult and requires many attempts. 
D)  Placing warnings on cigarette packages and increasing cigarette taxes have had virtually no impact on usage or quitting rates.

Question 2

Which of the following is not an example of the benefits of nicotine gum?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ease of nicotine delivery 
B)  Lack of side effects 
C)  Over-the-counter (OT
C)  availability 
D)  Rapid nicotine delivery 
A)  Ease of nicotine delivery 
B)  Lack of side effects 
C)  Over-the-counter (OT
C)  availability 
D)  Rapid nicotine delivery

Question 3

Various models argue that smoking provides certain advantages to the smoker. Which is not an example of such proposed advantage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Smoking allows the smoker greater mood control, specifically by controlling nicotine delivery. 
B)  Smoking provides increased concentration. 
C)  Smoking allows the smoker a time of increased energy and activity. 
D)  Smoking reduces the irritability and stress that occurs between cigarettes. 
A)  Smoking allows the smoker greater mood control, specifically by controlling nicotine delivery. 
B)  Smoking provides increased concentration. 
C)  Smoking allows the smoker a time of increased energy and activity. 
D)  Smoking reduces the irritability and stress that occurs between cigarettes.

Question 4

Which brain area is thought to be involved in nicotine craving and the subjective effects of nicotine based on expectation?

Accepted Answer

A)  VTA 
B)  Hypothalamus 
C)  Anterior cingulate 
D)  Insula 
A)  VTA 
B)  Hypothalamus 
C)  Anterior cingulate 
D)  Insula

Question 5

Nicotine abstinence syndrome

Accepted Answer

A)  can be treated with the drug mecamylamine. 
B)  results in increased locomotor activity in animals. 
C)  is characterized by a decreased ability to experience rewarding stimuli. 
D)  involves reduced dopamine in the nucleus accumbens. 
A)  can be treated with the drug mecamylamine. 
B)  results in increased locomotor activity in animals. 
C)  is characterized by a decreased ability to experience rewarding stimuli. 
D)  involves reduced dopamine in the nucleus accumbens.

Question 6

Which finding provides evidence that the pleasant effects that recently abstinent smokers experience when they smoke a cigarette may be caused by relief from withdrawal?

Accepted Answer

A)  If these recently abstinent smokers continue to smoke the pleasant effects decrease. 
B)  If these recently abstinent smokers continue to smoke the pleasant effects increase. 
C)  When nicotine is administered to nonsmokers they experience they tend to experience the same positive effects. 
D)  When nicotine is administered to nonsmokers they experience they tend to experience negative effects. 
A)  If these recently abstinent smokers continue to smoke the pleasant effects decrease. 
B)  If these recently abstinent smokers continue to smoke the pleasant effects increase. 
C)  When nicotine is administered to nonsmokers they experience they tend to experience the same positive effects. 
D)  When nicotine is administered to nonsmokers they experience they tend to experience negative effects.

Question 7

Caffeine

Accepted Answer

A)  is rapidly and completely absorbed through the gastrointestinal tract, primarily the small intestine. 
B)  has a half-life that averages about 8 hours. 
C)  accumulates over the day, with significant amounts remaining in the bloodstream the following morning. 
D)  is metabolized more slowly in smokers. 
A)  is rapidly and completely absorbed through the gastrointestinal tract, primarily the small intestine. 
B)  has a half-life that averages about 8 hours. 
C)  accumulates over the day, with significant amounts remaining in the bloodstream the following morning. 
D)  is metabolized more slowly in smokers.

Question 8

Which statement about caffeine is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tea contains both caffeine and theophylline, both stimulants. 
B)  In the United States, about 50% of adults consume caffeinated beverages. 
C)  The plasma half-life of caffeine is about 4 hours. 
D)  Children are avid consumers of caffeine in the form of soda. 
A)  Tea contains both caffeine and theophylline, both stimulants. 
B)  In the United States, about 50% of adults consume caffeinated beverages. 
C)  The plasma half-life of caffeine is about 4 hours. 
D)  Children are avid consumers of caffeine in the form of soda.

Question 9

Which factor is probably not important in maintaining smoking during the day?

Accepted Answer

A)  Avoidance of nicotine withdrawal symptoms 
B)  Sensory aspects of smoking acting as secondary reinforcers of smoking through many past pairings with nicotine 
C)  Enhanced release of dopamine in the nucleus accumbens with cigarette use 
D)  The perceived pleasant qualities of cigarette smoke for the regular smoker 
A)  Avoidance of nicotine withdrawal symptoms 
B)  Sensory aspects of smoking acting as secondary reinforcers of smoking through many past pairings with nicotine 
C)  Enhanced release of dopamine in the nucleus accumbens with cigarette use 
D)  The perceived pleasant qualities of cigarette smoke for the regular smoker

Question 10

Current evidence suggests that caffeine exerts its stimulant effects at the synapse by

Accepted Answer

A)  stimulation of cAMP phosphodiesterase. 
B)  increasing cAMP levels. 
C)  blocking adenosine receptors. 
D)  exciting GABAA receptors. 
A)  stimulation of cAMP phosphodiesterase. 
B)  increasing cAMP levels. 
C)  blocking adenosine receptors. 
D)  exciting GABAA receptors.

Question 11

It is thought that adolescents tend to start with e-cigarettes rather than tobacco cigarettes because of

Accepted Answer

A)  ease of use and accessibility. 
B)  flavors, health, price, and concealment. 
C)  ability to use the e-cigarette device with other drugs. 
D)  greater nicotine content and subjective effects. 
A)  ease of use and accessibility. 
B)  flavors, health, price, and concealment. 
C)  ability to use the e-cigarette device with other drugs. 
D)  greater nicotine content and subjective effects.

Question 12

Shortness of breath, dry cough, chest pain, nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea and irregular opacities in the lungs are collectively associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  emphysema-induced lung injury. 
B)  vaping-associated lung injury. 
C)  long-term tobacco chewing. 
D)  the effects of flavored cigar smoking. 
A)  emphysema-induced lung injury. 
B)  vaping-associated lung injury. 
C)  long-term tobacco chewing. 
D)  the effects of flavored cigar smoking.

Question 13

Which event did not historically reduce cigarette consumption to some degree?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increase in cigarette taxes 
B)  Antismoking ads 
C)  Great Depression occurred 
D)  World War II began 
A)  Increase in cigarette taxes 
B)  Antismoking ads 
C)  Great Depression occurred 
D)  World War II began

Question 14

Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), such as _______, all rely on _______ for nicotine delivery to users.

Accepted Answer

A)  vape pens; condensation 
B)  snuffs; diffusion 
C)  e-cigarettes; vaporization 
D)  fairy pipes; evaporation 
A)  vape pens; condensation 
B)  snuffs; diffusion 
C)  e-cigarettes; vaporization 
D)  fairy pipes; evaporation

Question 15

Which of the following is not an effect of caffeine reported by regular users?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increased relaxation 
B)  Self-confidence 
C)  Improved mood 
D)  More focused attention 
A)  Increased relaxation 
B)  Self-confidence 
C)  Improved mood 
D)  More focused attention

Question 16

Briefly describe the progression from cultivation of tobacco leaves in the New World to popularization and commercialization of the cigarette in twentieth-century America.

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Question 17

Describe the composition of a typical cigarette and explain how the psychoactive component is delivered to the body and brain. Where in the brain does nicotine exert its primary effects?

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

Provide examples that show that caffeine produces tolerance, dependence, and an abstinence syndrome.

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

Describe the widespread availability and consumption of caffeine in the United States. How is it typically consumed, absorbed, and metabolized?

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

Nicotine is present in e-cigarettes the form of either a free base or _______ and the concentrations of nicotine _______ across e-cigarette type and brand.

Accepted Answer

A)  nicotine salt; vary 
B)  nicotine salt; do not vary 
C)  tobacco; vary 
D)  tobacco; do not vary 
A)  nicotine salt; vary 
B)  nicotine salt; do not vary 
C)  tobacco; vary 
D)  tobacco; do not vary

Which statement about quitting the smoking is true?

Which of the following is not an example of the benefits of nicotine gum?

Various models argue that smoking provides certain advantages to the smoker. Which is not an example of such proposed advantage?

Which brain area is thought to be involved in nicotine craving and the subjective effects of nicotine based on expectation?

Nicotine abstinence syndrome

Which finding provides evidence that the pleasant effects that recently abstinent smokers experience when they smoke a cigarette may be caused by relief from withdrawal?

Caffeine

Which statement about caffeine is false?

Which factor is probably not important in maintaining smoking during the day?

Current evidence suggests that caffeine exerts its stimulant effects at the synapse by

It is thought that adolescents tend to start with e-cigarettes rather than tobacco cigarettes because of

Shortness of breath, dry cough, chest pain, nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea and irregular opacities in the lungs are collectively associated with

Which event did not historically reduce cigarette consumption to some degree?

Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), such as _, all rely on _ for nicotine delivery to users.

Which of the following is not an effect of caffeine reported by regular users?

Briefly describe the progression from cultivation of tobacco leaves in the New World to popularization and commercialization of the cigarette in twentieth-century America.

Describe the composition of a typical cigarette and explain how the psychoactive component is delivered to the body and brain. Where in the brain does nicotine exert its primary effects?

Provide examples that show that caffeine produces tolerance, dependence, and an abstinence syndrome.

Describe the widespread availability and consumption of caffeine in the United States. How is it typically consumed, absorbed, and metabolized?

Nicotine is present in e-cigarettes the form of either a free base or _ and the concentrations of nicotine _ across e-cigarette type and brand.

Principles of Pharmacology

Structure and Function of the Nervous System

Chemical Signaling by Neurotransmitters and Hormones

Methods of Research in Psychopharmacology

Catecholamines

Serotonin

Acetylcholine

Glutamate and Gaba

Drug Abuse and Addiction

Alcohol

The Opioids

Psychomotor Stimulants: Cocaine, Amphetamine, and Related Drugs

Marijuana and the Cannabinoids

Hallucinogens, Pcp, and Ketamine

Inhalants, Ghb, and Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids

Disorders of Anxiety and Impulsivity and the Drugs Used to Treat These Disorders

Affective Disorders: Antidepressants and Mood Stabilizers

Schizophrenia: Antipsychotic Drugs

Neurodegenerative Diseases, by Jennifer R : Yates, Lander University

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Exam 13: Nicotine and Caffeine

Which statement about quitting the smoking is true?

Which of the following is not an example of the benefits of nicotine gum?

Various models argue that smoking provides certain advantages to the smoker. Which is not an example of such proposed advantage?

Which brain area is thought to be involved in nicotine craving and the subjective effects of nicotine based on expectation?

Nicotine abstinence syndrome

Which finding provides evidence that the pleasant effects that recently abstinent smokers experience when they smoke a cigarette may be caused by relief from withdrawal?

Caffeine

Which statement about caffeine is false?

Which factor is probably not important in maintaining smoking during the day?

Current evidence suggests that caffeine exerts its stimulant effects at the synapse by

It is thought that adolescents tend to start with e-cigarettes rather than tobacco cigarettes because of

Shortness of breath, dry cough, chest pain, nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea and irregular opacities in the lungs are collectively associated with

Which event did not historically reduce cigarette consumption to some degree?

Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), such as _______, all rely on _______ for nicotine delivery to users.

Which of the following is not an effect of caffeine reported by regular users?

Briefly describe the progression from cultivation of tobacco leaves in the New World to popularization and commercialization of the cigarette in twentieth-century America.

Describe the composition of a typical cigarette and explain how the psychoactive component is delivered to the body and brain. Where in the brain does nicotine exert its primary effects?

Provide examples that show that caffeine produces tolerance, dependence, and an abstinence syndrome.

Describe the widespread availability and consumption of caffeine in the United States. How is it typically consumed, absorbed, and metabolized?

Nicotine is present in e-cigarettes the form of either a free base or _______ and the concentrations of nicotine _______ across e-cigarette type and brand.

Principles of Pharmacology

Structure and Function of the Nervous System

Chemical Signaling by Neurotransmitters and Hormones

Methods of Research in Psychopharmacology

Catecholamines

Serotonin

Acetylcholine

Glutamate and Gaba

Drug Abuse and Addiction

Alcohol

The Opioids

Psychomotor Stimulants: Cocaine, Amphetamine, and Related Drugs

Marijuana and the Cannabinoids

Hallucinogens, Pcp, and Ketamine

Inhalants, Ghb, and Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids

Disorders of Anxiety and Impulsivity and the Drugs Used to Treat These Disorders

Affective Disorders: Antidepressants and Mood Stabilizers

Schizophrenia: Antipsychotic Drugs

Neurodegenerative Diseases, by Jennifer R : Yates, Lander University

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Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), such as _, all rely on _ for nicotine delivery to users.

Nicotine is present in e-cigarettes the form of either a free base or _ and the concentrations of nicotine _ across e-cigarette type and brand.