Addictive drug cravings are likely to be associated with reward centers in the:

Related Mcqs:

1. Josh starts smoking in order to experience the pleasurable feedings associated with nicotine. This behavior is best explained by the_______theory of motivation. Eventually, however josh becomes physically addicted to nicotine and now he needs the drug to reduce the cravings he feels. Josh’s behavior is now best explained by______theory.

   A. arousal; Incentive
   B. drive reduction; arousal
   C. drive; reduction; incentive
   D. incentive; drive; reduction

2. Josh starts smoking in order to experience the pleasurable feelings associated with nicotine. This behavior is best explained by the______-theory of motivation. Eventually, however, josh becomes physically addicted to nicotine and now the needs the drug to reduce the cravings he feels. Josh’s behavior is now best explained by______theory.

   A. arousal; incentive
   B. drive reduction; arousal
   C. drive reduction; incentive
   D. incentive; drive reduction

3. Which TWO of the following are true of the learning set procedure?
   1:The animals learns to focus on classes of cues that are inaccurate predictors of reward
   2:In the win-stay, lose-shift strategy, the animal learns to persist with a choice that yields food, but shift to the other object if it does not
   3:In the learning-set procedure, all stimuli and associations have equal effect on the animal’s behaviour
   4:The occurrence of reward can be regarded as a stimulus that can enter into associations or acquire discriminative control over an instrumental action

   A. 1 & 2
   B. 2 & 3
   C. 1 & 3
   D. 2 & 4

4. Alex thinks smoking is addictive but other players on his hockey team insist that it’s not. Alex is likely to conform to their opinion if:

   A. there is obvious disagreement among team players regarding the issue
   B. he feels insecure in his role as a new member of the team
   C. he has publicity voiced his opinion on this issue
   D. social facilitation within the term is very low

5. Addictive disorders include ___________?

   A. Alcoholism and drug addiction
   B. Overeating
   C. Sociopathalogy
   D. All the above

6. Addictive disorders include ___________?

   A. Alcoholism and drug addiction
   B. Overeating
   C. Sociopathalogy
   D. All the above

7. The specialist most likely to prescribe a drug for the treatment of psychological disorder is ___________?

   A. developmental psychologist
   B. clinical psychologist
   C. psychiatrist
   D. personality psychologist

8. Gill has psychological disorder, and his doctor has prescribed an antipsychotic drug to reduce the severity of Gil’s symptoms. In this case, Gill therapist is MOST likely treating him for

   A. generalized anxiety disorder
   B. schizophrenia
   C. borderline personality disorder
   D. panic disorder

9. Alex feels so hopeless and depressed that he has recently thought about talking his own life. The drug most likely to prove beneficial to him is:

   A. Xanax
   B. Prozac
   C. Thorazine
   D. Ativan

10. An association of indifferent stimuli or situations without patent reward is:

    A. Conditioning
    B. Operant conditioning
    C. Latent learning
    D. Insight learning