Psychology W05

 W05 Quiz: Chapters 4 & 6

  • Rina works hard all week long. On the weekend, she engages in binge drinking with her friends. How many drinks must she have in one night for it to be considered binge drinking?
Ans: 4
  • Benzodiazepines come from the class of drugs called _______________, which ______________ the functioning of the central nervous system.
Ans: depressants; decrease
  • Heroin is classified as a ________ and directly _______ stress-related emotions.
Ans: 
narcotic; decreases
 
  • Markita promised her parents she would stop smoking marijuana. Every time she worried about school and bills, she would remember how marijuana relaxed her and made her feel good. She ended up smoking again and again, even though she hated disappointing her parents. This is an example of what type of dependence?
Ans: 
Psychological
 
  • Physiological dependence on a substance typically includes __________ and __________
Ans: t
olerance; withdrawal
 
  • Your friend wants to hear all the details from your birthday party last year. Recalling the details of this memory is a _________ process.
Ans: 
reconstructive
 
  • Eric Kandel worked with marine slugs to understand how memory works at the synaptic level in humans. The strengthening of the connections between neurons resulting in the development of memories is called ____________.
Ans: 
long-term potentiation
 
  • The technique of studying several different concepts or mixing information from different chapters during the same study session is called?
Ans: Interleaving
  • Spencer believes he learned about the famous "Stanford Prison Experiment" from his psychology class. His professor tells him they haven't covered that topic yet so he must have heard about it from someone else. Spencer experienced a ____________.
Ans: source monitoring error
  • Andre will never forget where he was or what he was wearing when he heard the news about the mass shooting at an outdoor concert in Las Vegas. Which area of the brain would have significant involvement in the creation of Andre's memory for this event?
Ans: Amygdala

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