LearningCurve 3b. Drugs and Consciousness

Question 1

A reduction in anxiety, pupil constriction, slower respiration, and feelings of lethargy are associated with:

Answer 1

opiates.

Question 2

Twin and adoption studies examining alcohol abuse have found that:

Answer 2

having an identical twin who suffers from alcoholism is a greater risk factor than having a fraternal twin who suffers from alcoholism.

Question 3

Hallucinations similar to those that accompany the near-death experience can be produced by:

Answer 3

Oxagen Deprovision

Question 4

In North America and in Europe, cigarette use by teens is _____, and marijuana use by teens is _____.

Answer 4

decreasing; increasing

Question 5

All of these are ways a person could experience a mystical experience EXCEPT:

Answer 5

having a parietal lobe seizure.

Question 6

Lisa and Priti are both adults. Lisa dropped out of high school, whereas Priti has a PhD. All else being equal, there is a _____ percent chance that Lisa smokes cigarettes and a _____ percent chance that Priti does so.

Answer 6

26; 6

Question 7

Psychoactive drugs are:

Answer 7

chemicals that change mood and perception.

Question 8

A Swedish study of more than 18,000 adoptees found that their risk of drug abuse was _____ if their biological parents abused drugs.

Answer 8

doubled

Question 9

Substances that produce changes in perception, emotion, thinking, or behavior are called _____ drugs.

Answer 9

psychoactive

Question 10

All else being equal, which individual is MOST likely to experience disordered drug use?

Answer 10

Jamar, who is an evangelical Christian

Question 11

One example of a hallucinogen is:

Answer 11

Mary Jane