Valentina First Started Smoking Cigarettes and Drinking Alcohol in High

question 31

Multiple Choice

Valentina first started smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol in high school.After realizing that these drugs were not that harmful,she began experimenting with other,more dangerous drugs.In Valentina's case,tobacco and alcohol served as:

• A) teratogens.
• B) disinhibitors.
• C) gateway drugs.
• D) threshold drugs.

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Definitions:

Judgment

The ability to make considered decisions or come to sensible conclusions based on a critical assessment of evidence and reasoning.

Satisficing Heuristic

A decision-making strategy that aims for a satisfactory or adequate result, rather than the optimal solution.

Error

A mistake in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, or insufficient knowledge.

Judgment

The ability to make considered decisions or come to sensible conclusions based on a comprehensive analysis of available information.