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BBH Exam 4 Questions and Correct
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Max has been smoking cigarettes so long that his body requires
nicotine in order to function normally. A health psychologist would say
that Max clearly has developed a state of:
Ans: dependence
All major drugs of abuse overstimulate the brain's ancient reward
system, which runs through the:
Ans: hypothalamus
The fact that people who are physically dependent on one substance
(such as nicotine) are more likely to be addicted to others as well (such
as alcohol) provides support for a(n) _________ model of addiction.
Ans: reward
Approximately what percent of alcohol is absorbed from the stomach
directly into the bloodstream after drinking an alcoholic beverage?
Ans: 20%
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Women who drink during critical stages of pregnancy place their
infants at risk of
developing:
Ans: fetal alcohol syndrome
Alcohol makes it difficult for drinkers to interpret complex or
ambiguous stimuli
because drinkers tend to:
Ans: focus on only the most salient cues
Which statement was NOT presented as evidence that alcohol
dependence is genetically influenced?
Ans: Female children of alcohol-dependent parents are more
likely to develop alcohol abuse than male children in the same
family.
As a treatment for alcohol dependence, the therapy that uses a
nauseating drug such as Antabuse strives to establish an aversion to
the drug as a(n):
Ans: conditioned response
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Which of these is most often cited as a reason that people start
smoking?
Ans: situational factors such as peer influence
According to the nicotine-titration model, smokers who are physically
dependent on
nicotine:
Ans: regulate their smoking to maintain a steady level of the
drug in their bodies.
Researchers have located a gene in some alcohol users that alters the
function of DRD2, which is a receptor for:
Ans: dopamine
Schachter and his colleagues found that stress ______ the body's
efficiency in using nicotine and ______ smoking.
Ans: decreases; increases
Researchers have discovered a link between nicotine use and:
Ans: depression
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BBH Exam 4 Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
Max has been smoking cigarettes so long that his body requires
nicotine in order to function normally. A health psychologist would say
that Max clearly has developed a state of:
Ans: dependence
All major drugs of abuse overstimulate the brain's ancient reward
system, which runs through the:
Ans: hypothalamus
The fact that people who are physically dependent on one substance
(such as nicotine) are more likely to be addicted to others as well (such
as alcohol) provides support for a(n) _________ model of addiction.
Ans: reward
Approximately what percent of alcohol is absorbed from the stomach
directly into the bloodstream after drinking an alcoholic beverage?
Ans: 20%
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
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Women who drink during critical stages of pregnancy place their
infants at risk of
developing:
Ans: fetal alcohol syndrome
Alcohol makes it difficult for drinkers to interpret complex or
ambiguous stimuli
because drinkers tend to:
Ans: focus on only the most salient cues
Which statement was NOT presented as evidence that alcohol
dependence is genetically influenced?
Ans: Female children of alcohol-dependent parents are more
likely to develop alcohol abuse than male children in the same
family.
As a treatment for alcohol dependence, the therapy that uses a
nauseating drug such as Antabuse strives to establish an aversion to
the drug as a(n):
Ans: conditioned response
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Which of these is most often cited as a reason that people start
smoking?
Ans: situational factors such as peer influence
According to the nicotine-titration model, smokers who are physically
dependent on
nicotine:
Ans: regulate their smoking to maintain a steady level of the
drug in their bodies.
Researchers have located a gene in some alcohol users that alters the
function of DRD2, which is a receptor for:
Ans: dopamine
Schachter and his colleagues found that stress ______ the body's
efficiency in using nicotine and ______ smoking.
Ans: decreases; increases
Researchers have discovered a link between nicotine use and:
Ans: depression
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