How Would You Explain That Emotional Learning of an Addiction

question 12

Multiple Choice

How would you explain that emotional learning of an addiction has a biological, not merely moral or sociological, basis?

• A) The mesolimbic dopamine system prevents the amygdala from storing memories, resulting in permanent changes in the brain function of addicts.
• B) Repeated drug use leads to addiction in some people because the good feelings they get reset the MFB in the amygdala, where memories are stored.
• C) Chronic exposure to a drug sets up memories in the amygdala and can, in some people, yield changes in brain function that produce a learned response.
• D) Chromic drug use and the good feelings associated with taking it cannot reset dopamine levels in an addict's MFB and therefore produce a learned response.

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Definitions:

CS Precedes US

In classical conditioning, the conditioned stimulus (CS) is presented before the unconditioned stimulus (US) to establish a conditioned response.

0.5 Seconds

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Relearning

The process of learning material or skills that were previously learned and then forgotten.

Original Learning

The initial process of acquiring knowledge or skills through experience, study, or instruction.