Question 1

Taking one drug can often produce tolerance to other drugs; such tolerance is called

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A)  generalized tolerance. 
B)  cross tolerance. 
C)  contingent tolerance. 
D)  functional tolerance. 
E)  transferred tolerance. 
A)  generalized tolerance. 
B)  cross tolerance. 
C)  contingent tolerance. 
D)  functional tolerance. 
E)  transferred tolerance.

Question 2

Many self-stimulation sites

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A)  contain serotonergic neurons. 
B)  are part of the mesotelencephalic dopamine system. 
C)  are adrenergic. 
D)  are glutaminergic. 
E)  contain dopamine antagonists. 
A)  contain serotonergic neurons. 
B)  are part of the mesotelencephalic dopamine system. 
C)  are adrenergic. 
D)  are glutaminergic. 
E)  contain dopamine antagonists.

Question 3

An important advantage of the oral route of drug administration in comparison to other conventional routes is its relative

Accepted Answer

A)  predictability. 
B)  ease. 
C)  safety. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both B and C 
A)  predictability. 
B)  ease. 
C)  safety. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both B and C

Question 4

In humans,the following trait predicts individuals who will initially begin taking a drug:

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A)  novelty seeking. 
B)  low IQ. 
C)  high IQ. 
D)  paranoia. 
E)  depression. 
A)  novelty seeking. 
B)  low IQ. 
C)  high IQ. 
D)  paranoia. 
E)  depression.

Question 5

The longer that a drug-addicted individual remains abstinent,the greater the craving response to drug-related cues.This is called the ____________ of drug craving.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The longer that a drug-addicted individual remains...

Question 6

According to Ramsay and Woods,the unconditional stimulus in drug conditioning experiments is

Accepted Answer

A)  the drug. 
B)  what the experimenter measures. 
C)  the disruption of neural functioning that is directly produced by the drug. 
D)  the compensatory reactions to the conditional stimulus. 
E)  the test environment. 
A)  the drug. 
B)  what the experimenter measures. 
C)  the disruption of neural functioning that is directly produced by the drug. 
D)  the compensatory reactions to the conditional stimulus. 
E)  the test environment.

Question 7

The substantia nigra is

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A)  in the mesencephalon. 
B)  part of the striatum. 
C)  one of the largest tracts of the brain stem. 
D)  in the telencephalon. 
E)  serotonergic. 
A)  in the mesencephalon. 
B)  part of the striatum. 
C)  one of the largest tracts of the brain stem. 
D)  in the telencephalon. 
E)  serotonergic.

Question 8

The dopaminergic brain nucleus that has been linked more than any other to the effects of addictive drugs is the nucleus __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The dopaminergic brain nucleus that has been...

Question 9

Evidence indicates that one serious health hazard of marijuana is

Accepted Answer

A)  brain damage. 
B)  permanent memory loss. 
C)  bradycardia. 
D)  cancer. 
E)  heart attack in people who have previously suffered heart attacks. 
A)  brain damage. 
B)  permanent memory loss. 
C)  bradycardia. 
D)  cancer. 
E)  heart attack in people who have previously suffered heart attacks.

Question 10

Discuss current approaches to the mechanisms of addiction,emphasizing the three stages.Discuss concerns over the extensive use of the drug self-administration paradigm to model human addiction.

Accepted Answer

25% for discussing initial dru

Question 11

These drugs are widely used in the treatment of pain,cough,and diarrhea:

Accepted Answer

A)  anxiolytics. 
B)  stimulants. 
C)  opioids. 
D)  depressants. 
E)  antidepressants. 
A)  anxiolytics. 
B)  stimulants. 
C)  opioids. 
D)  depressants. 
E)  antidepressants.

Question 12

Studies of electrical intracranial self-stimulation encouraged the development of physical dependence theories of addiction by suggesting that

Accepted Answer

A)  the rewarding effects of drugs play a major role in addiction. 
B)  there are particular areas of the brain that mediate the experience of pleasure. 
C)  drug withdrawal and drug pleasure are the same processes. 
D)  there are particular areas of the brain that mediate pleasure from drugs. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  the rewarding effects of drugs play a major role in addiction. 
B)  there are particular areas of the brain that mediate the experience of pleasure. 
C)  drug withdrawal and drug pleasure are the same processes. 
D)  there are particular areas of the brain that mediate pleasure from drugs. 
E)  none of the above

Question 13

According to the incentive-sensitization theory of drug addiction,as a drug-addicted individual habitually consumes the drug,the

Accepted Answer

A)  positive-incentive value of taking the drug increases. 
B)  hedonic value of taking the drug increases. 
C)  positive-incentive value of taking the drug decreases. 
D)  both A and B 
E)  both B and C 
A)  positive-incentive value of taking the drug increases. 
B)  hedonic value of taking the drug increases. 
C)  positive-incentive value of taking the drug decreases. 
D)  both A and B 
E)  both B and C

Taking one drug can often produce tolerance to other drugs; such tolerance is called

Many self-stimulation sites

An important advantage of the oral route of drug administration in comparison to other conventional routes is its relative

In humans,the following trait predicts individuals who will initially begin taking a drug:

The longer that a drug-addicted individual remains abstinent,the greater the craving response to drug-related cues.This is called the ____________ of drug craving.

According to Ramsay and Woods,the unconditional stimulus in drug conditioning experiments is

The substantia nigra is

The dopaminergic brain nucleus that has been linked more than any other to the effects of addictive drugs is the nucleus __________.

Evidence indicates that one serious health hazard of marijuana is

Discuss current approaches to the mechanisms of addiction,emphasizing the three stages.Discuss concerns over the extensive use of the drug self-administration paradigm to model human addiction.

These drugs are widely used in the treatment of pain,cough,and diarrhea:

Studies of electrical intracranial self-stimulation encouraged the development of physical dependence theories of addiction by suggesting that

According to the incentive-sensitization theory of drug addiction,as a drug-addicted individual habitually consumes the drug,the

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Exam 15: Drug Addiction and the Brains Reward Circuits

Taking one drug can often produce tolerance to other drugs; such tolerance is called

Many self-stimulation sites

An important advantage of the oral route of drug administration in comparison to other conventional routes is its relative

In humans,the following trait predicts individuals who will initially begin taking a drug:

The longer that a drug-addicted individual remains abstinent,the greater the craving response to drug-related cues.This is called the ____________ of drug craving.

According to Ramsay and Woods,the unconditional stimulus in drug conditioning experiments is

The substantia nigra is

The dopaminergic brain nucleus that has been linked more than any other to the effects of addictive drugs is the nucleus __________.

Evidence indicates that one serious health hazard of marijuana is

Discuss current approaches to the mechanisms of addiction,emphasizing the three stages.Discuss concerns over the extensive use of the drug self-administration paradigm to model human addiction.

These drugs are widely used in the treatment of pain,cough,and diarrhea:

Studies of electrical intracranial self-stimulation encouraged the development of physical dependence theories of addiction by suggesting that

According to the incentive-sensitization theory of drug addiction,as a drug-addicted individual habitually consumes the drug,the

Biopsychology As a Neuroscience

Evolution, Genetics, and Experience

The Anatomy of the Nervous System

Neural Conduction and Synaptic Transmission

The Research Methods of Biopsychology

The Visual System

Mechanisms of Perception

The Sensorimotor System

Development of the Nervous System

Brain Damage and Neuroplasticity

Learning, Memory, and Amnesia

Hunger, eating, and Health

Hormones and Sex

Sleep, Dreaming, and Circadian Rhythms

Lateralization, language, and the Split Brain

Biopsychology of Emotion, stress, and Health

Biopsychology of Psychiatric Disorders

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