AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

BIOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Tariq depends on cigarettes to relieve his stress, though he smokes so infrequently that he experiences no significant, noticeable physical symptoms when he is not smoking. What does this exemplify?
A
physical dependence
B
psychological dependence
C
tolerance
D
withdrawl
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Tariq depends on cigarettes to relieve his stress, though he smokes so infrequently that he experiences no significant, noticeable physical symptoms when he is not smoking. What does this exemplify? Tayla smokes marijuana. At first, just a few inhalations were enough to cloud her mind.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tobacco contains nicotine, a psychoactive or mood altering drug. When you smoke, nicotine reaches the brain in eight seconds and releases dopamine. Dopamine causes feelings of pleasure and relaxation, a sensation the body craves again and again.

Detailed explanation-3: -Re: Finding the Independent and dependent variable smoking The dependent variable is what you measure–the smoke or particles that collect on the cotton. Dependent variables are measurements so usually are expressed as numbers.

Detailed explanation-4: -In both Experiments 1 and 2, the subjective rating results also suggested that cigarette smoking decreased anxiety. Taken together, both the physiological (LPP) and the psychological responses from our study suggest that cigarette smoking perhaps relieves stress.

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