Question 1

In the conditioned place-preference paradigm, rats usually prefer the

Accepted Answer

A)  control compartment. 
B)  lever that they have previously pressed to obtain addictive drugs. 
C)  the goal box of the maze. 
D)  light that has previously been paired with drug withdrawal. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  control compartment. 
B)  lever that they have previously pressed to obtain addictive drugs. 
C)  the goal box of the maze. 
D)  light that has previously been paired with drug withdrawal. 
E)  none of the above

Question 2

Which drug has been shown to increase the rate of cancer and heart disease in nonusers of the drug who are living with users of the drug?

Accepted Answer

A)  alcohol 
B)  marijuana 
C)  tobacco 
D)  heroin 
E)  cocaine 
A)  alcohol 
B)  marijuana 
C)  tobacco 
D)  heroin 
E)  cocaine

Question 3

Recent research suggests that dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens is more related to____________ than to _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  liking; wanting 
B)  wanting; liking 
C)  craving; wanting 
D)  wanting; craving 
E)  hedonia: anhedonia 
A)  liking; wanting 
B)  wanting; liking 
C)  craving; wanting 
D)  wanting; craving 
E)  hedonia: anhedonia

Question 4

The animal model that best approximates human drug addiction is the

Accepted Answer

A)  conditioned tolerance model. 
B)  contingent tolerance model. 
C)  drug self-administration paradigm. 
D)  drug withdrawal syndrome 
E)  conditioned place preference paradigm. 
A)  conditioned tolerance model. 
B)  contingent tolerance model. 
C)  drug self-administration paradigm. 
D)  drug withdrawal syndrome 
E)  conditioned place preference paradigm.

Question 5

Tobacco is a leading cause of preventable death; worldwide, it contributes to over 5 __________ premature deaths per year.

Accepted Answer

A)  million 
B)  hundred 
C)  thousand 
D)  trillion 
E)  billion 
A)  million 
B)  hundred 
C)  thousand 
D)  trillion 
E)  billion

Question 6

Which of the following is the strongest psychoactive ingredient of opium?

Accepted Answer

A)  morphine 
B)  codeine 
C)  heroin 
D)  cocaine 
E)  methadone 
A)  morphine 
B)  codeine 
C)  heroin 
D)  cocaine 
E)  methadone

Question 7

Individuals who experience drug withdrawal effects are, by definition,

Accepted Answer

A)  addicted. 
B)  physically dependent. 
C)  metabolic. 
D)  tolerant. 
E)  psychologically dependent. 
A)  addicted. 
B)  physically dependent. 
C)  metabolic. 
D)  tolerant. 
E)  psychologically dependent.

Question 8

Restlessness, watery eyes, running nose, yawning, and sweating are all early signs of withdrawal from

Accepted Answer

A)  alcohol. 
B)  opiates. 
C)  cocaine. 
D)  nicotine. 
E)  marijuana. 
A)  alcohol. 
B)  opiates. 
C)  cocaine. 
D)  nicotine. 
E)  marijuana.

Question 9

Which of the following drugs produces Buerger's disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  tobacco 
B)  morphine 
C)  marijuana 
D)  cocaine 
E)  alcohol 
A)  tobacco 
B)  morphine 
C)  marijuana 
D)  cocaine 
E)  alcohol

Question 10

Globally, more than 1 billion people are addicted to _____________ , and more than 76 million are addicted to _____________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  heroin; marijuana 
B)  nicotine: alcohol 
C)  heroin; cocaine 
D)  heroin; prescription drugs 
E)  marijuana; heroin 
A)  heroin; marijuana 
B)  nicotine: alcohol 
C)  heroin; cocaine 
D)  heroin; prescription drugs 
E)  marijuana; heroin

Question 11

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 12

Support for the theory that tolerance is triggered by drug-induced changes in neural activity rather than from drug exposure per se came from the finding in one study that tolerance did not develop to the anticonvulsant effects of alcohol unless

Accepted Answer

A)  convulsive stimulation was administered. 
B)  convulsive stimulation was administered after each alcohol injection. 
C)  convulsive stimulation was administered before each alcohol injection. 
D)  an anticonvulsant drug was administered before each alcohol injection. 
E)  alcohol was an anticonvulsant. 
A)  convulsive stimulation was administered. 
B)  convulsive stimulation was administered after each alcohol injection. 
C)  convulsive stimulation was administered before each alcohol injection. 
D)  an anticonvulsant drug was administered before each alcohol injection. 
E)  alcohol was an anticonvulsant.

Question 13

Tolerance that occurs because the target tissue becomes less reactive to the drug after exposure is

Accepted Answer

A)  situationally specific tolerance. 
B)  contingent tolerance. 
C)  reverse tolerance. 
D)  functional tolerance. 
E)  metabolic tolerance. 
A)  situationally specific tolerance. 
B)  contingent tolerance. 
C)  reverse tolerance. 
D)  functional tolerance. 
E)  metabolic tolerance.

Question 14

According to the incentive-sensitization theory of drug addiction, as an addict habitually consumes the drug, the

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Dr. William Stewart Halsted, a brilliant surgeon and one of the founders of Johns Hopkins Medical School, is considered by many to be the father of modern surgery. Surprisingly, he was addicted to __________ throughout most of his brilliant career.

Accepted Answer

A)  alcohol 
B)  cocaine 
C)  heroin 
D)  morphine 
E)  nicotine 
A)  alcohol 
B)  cocaine 
C)  heroin 
D)  morphine 
E)  nicotine

Question 16

Studies of electrical intracranial self-stimulation have influenced the development of biopsychological theories of addiction by indicating 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 opposite processes. 
D)  there are particular areas of the brain that mediate pleasure from drugs. 
E)  the brain mediates pleasure. 
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 opposite processes. 
D)  there are particular areas of the brain that mediate pleasure from drugs. 
E)  the brain mediates pleasure.

Question 17

Recent research suggests that in addicts dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens may be related more to the __________ of a drug than the liking of the drug.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Recent research suggests that in addicts dopamine...

Question 18

Drug tolerance can be defined as a shift in the dose-response curve to the __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Drug tolerance can be defined as a...

Question 19

Although causal effects have not yet been proven, the well-established correlation between heavy marijuana use and ____________ is cause for concern.

Accepted Answer

A)  brain damage 
B)  permanent memory loss 
C)  violent crime 
D)  schizophrenia 
E)  bradycardia 
A)  brain damage 
B)  permanent memory loss 
C)  violent crime 
D)  schizophrenia 
E)  bradycardia

Question 20

Which of the following drugs is a stimulant?

Accepted Answer

A)  heroin 
B)  morphine 
C)  cocaine 
D)  marijuana 
E)  both A and B 
A)  heroin 
B)  morphine 
C)  cocaine 
D)  marijuana 
E)  both A and B

In the conditioned place-preference paradigm, rats usually prefer the

Which drug has been shown to increase the rate of cancer and heart disease in nonusers of the drug who are living with users of the drug?

Recent research suggests that dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens is more related to than to _.

The animal model that best approximates human drug addiction is the

Tobacco is a leading cause of preventable death; worldwide, it contributes to over 5 __________ premature deaths per year.

Which of the following is the strongest psychoactive ingredient of opium?

Individuals who experience drug withdrawal effects are, by definition,

Restlessness, watery eyes, running nose, yawning, and sweating are all early signs of withdrawal from

Which of the following drugs produces Buerger's disease?

Globally, more than 1 billion people are addicted to _ , and more than 76 million are addicted to _ .

Evidence indicates that one serious health hazard of marijuana is

Support for the theory that tolerance is triggered by drug-induced changes in neural activity rather than from drug exposure per se came from the finding in one study that tolerance did not develop to the anticonvulsant effects of alcohol unless

Tolerance that occurs because the target tissue becomes less reactive to the drug after exposure is

According to the incentive-sensitization theory of drug addiction, as an addict habitually consumes the drug, the

Dr. William Stewart Halsted, a brilliant surgeon and one of the founders of Johns Hopkins Medical School, is considered by many to be the father of modern surgery. Surprisingly, he was addicted to __________ throughout most of his brilliant career.

Studies of electrical intracranial self-stimulation have influenced the development of biopsychological theories of addiction by indicating that

Recent research suggests that in addicts dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens may be related more to the __________ of a drug than the liking of the drug.

Drug tolerance can be defined as a shift in the dose-response curve to the __________.

Although causal effects have not yet been proven, the well-established correlation between heavy marijuana use and ____________ is cause for concern.

Which of the following drugs is a stimulant?

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Development of the Nervous System

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Exam 15: Drug Addiction and the Brain’s Reward Circuits

In the conditioned place-preference paradigm, rats usually prefer the

Which drug has been shown to increase the rate of cancer and heart disease in nonusers of the drug who are living with users of the drug?

Recent research suggests that dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens is more related to____________ than to _____________.

The animal model that best approximates human drug addiction is the

Tobacco is a leading cause of preventable death; worldwide, it contributes to over 5 __________ premature deaths per year.

Which of the following is the strongest psychoactive ingredient of opium?

Individuals who experience drug withdrawal effects are, by definition,

Restlessness, watery eyes, running nose, yawning, and sweating are all early signs of withdrawal from

Which of the following drugs produces Buerger's disease?

Globally, more than 1 billion people are addicted to _____________ , and more than 76 million are addicted to _____________ .

Evidence indicates that one serious health hazard of marijuana is

Support for the theory that tolerance is triggered by drug-induced changes in neural activity rather than from drug exposure per se came from the finding in one study that tolerance did not develop to the anticonvulsant effects of alcohol unless

Tolerance that occurs because the target tissue becomes less reactive to the drug after exposure is

According to the incentive-sensitization theory of drug addiction, as an addict habitually consumes the drug, the

Dr. William Stewart Halsted, a brilliant surgeon and one of the founders of Johns Hopkins Medical School, is considered by many to be the father of modern surgery. Surprisingly, he was addicted to __________ throughout most of his brilliant career.

Studies of electrical intracranial self-stimulation have influenced the development of biopsychological theories of addiction by indicating that

Recent research suggests that in addicts dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens may be related more to the __________ of a drug than the liking of the drug.

Drug tolerance can be defined as a shift in the dose-response curve to the __________.

Although causal effects have not yet been proven, the well-established correlation between heavy marijuana use and ____________ is cause for concern.

Which of the following drugs is a stimulant?

Biopsychology as a Neuroscience: What is Biopsychology, Anyway?

Evolution, Genetics, and Experience: Thinking About the Biology of Behavior

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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Recent research suggests that dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens is more related to than to _.

Globally, more than 1 billion people are addicted to _ , and more than 76 million are addicted to _ .