Psych ch 7

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Addiction to drugs related to dopamine release is especially strong when it involves the

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Addiction to drugs related to dopamine release is especially strong when it involves the

An individual who falls asleep for brief periods at seemingly random times throughout the day is most likely suffering from

narcolepsy

An individual whose electroencephalogram registers significant numbers of delta waves is most likely

in stage 3 sleep.

A patient with damage to his corpus callosum was presented with an image of a house on one side of his visual field. When asked what was presented, he could not identify the object. It is likely that the image was presented on the _______ side, since the left side of the brain is primarily responsible for _______.
Correct Answer

left; oral communication

A typical circadian rhythm has a duration of about _______ hours.

Marijuana is ?

Hallucinogen

Morphine is a powerful _______ because it acts on neurons in the brainstem, enabling them to block pain signals coming from the body.

analgesic

On a summer day, two women walk from the outdoor heat into an air-conditioned office building. In this scenario, which of the following questions relates to the hard problem of consciousness?

Do both women perceive the air conditioning in the same way?

Psychoactive drugs classified as _______ aid stimulation of receptor sites in the brain, while those classified as _______ block stimulation of receptor sites in the brain.

agonists; antagonists

Sleep apnea involves difficulty with _______ during sleep.

breathing