PSYC 324 QUIZ 1 AMERICAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITY

Part 1 of 1 - Quiz 1 - Week 1 40.0/ 40.0 Points


Question 1 of 20 2.0/ 2.0 Points
If you were alive in 1900, you would consider heroin __________.


A.to belong to the cocaine family of
drugs
B.safe and completely legal

C.a dangerous alternative to morphine

D.a menace to society


Answer Key: B



Question 2 of 20 2.0/ 2.0 Points
The rewarding or reinforcing effects of amphetamines, cocaine, and heroin have been
associated with the effect on which major neurotransmitter?

A.serotonin

B.GABA


C.dopamine


D.acetylcholine


Answer Key: C



Question 3 of 20 2.0/ 2.0 Points
Reuptake refers to the “returning back” of the neurotransmitter to the __________.


A.cerebral cortex

B.vesicles in the synaptic
knob
C.heart and other internal
organs
D.receptor sites




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, Answer Key: B



Question 4 of 20 2.0/ 2.0 Points
The greatest number of drug-related deaths each year results from __________.

A.heroin and cocaine abuse

B.the drinking of alcohol and the smoking of tobacco

C.the overdose of licit prescription and OTC
medications
D.abuse of illicit drugs


Answer Key: B



Question 5 of 20 2.0/ 2.0 Points
Women may be affected more by alcohol than men due to __________.


A.having a lower proportion of water than men

B.reduced levels of enzymes that break down alcohol in the
liver
C.having a lower fat-to-muscle ratio than men

D.both A and B


Answer Key: D



Question 6 of 20 2.0/ 2.0 Points
Which decade is generally associated with the beginning of drug use among young, middle-class Americans?




A.1940s


B.1960s


C.1950s


D.1920s



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