At Low Levels, Alcohol's Effect on the Brain Is ________;

question 81

Multiple Choice

At low levels, alcohol's effect on the brain is ________; at higher levels, alcohol's effect is _.

• A) to activate the brain's "pleasure centers;" depress brain functioning
• B) to inhibit glutamate an excitatory neurotransmitter); release opium-like endorphins
• C) too minimal to have an impact; massive and excitatory
• D) depressive; excitatory

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Definitions:

Information Processing Theories

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Developmental Changes

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Accommodation

Changes in existing ways of thinking that occur in response to encounters with new stimuli or events.