1: The reward-seeking behaviors in addiction are primarily the results of the effects on which neurotransmitter system.
A: Serotonin
B: Dopamine
C: Glutamate
D: GABA
E: All of the others listed
2: Blocking GABA from activating its post-synaptic receptor could generally result in which of the following acute results. (multiple answers are possible)
A: more neural inhibition
B: decreased probability of the postsynaptic neuron firing an action potential
C: more neural excitation
D: increased probability of the postsynaptic neuron firing an action potential
4: True or False: Benzodiazepines compete with alcohol for control of a GABA receptor. As a result, using benzodiazepines at the same time as alcohol makes the benzodiazepine less sedating than on its own.
True
False
5: True or False: In general, stimulants enhance the activity of the parasympathetic nervous system.
True
False