The Social-Cognitive Explanation of Substance Abuse Is That ______

question 94

Multiple Choice

The social-cognitive explanation of substance abuse is that ______.

• A) people's positive expectations about the effects of a drug can increase their use of it
• B) drugs biologically numb people so that nothing bothers them
• C) some people are born with a genetic predisposition toward physiological dependence on various drugs such as alcohol or nicotine
• D) drugs help people control or express unconscious needs and impulses

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