What Did Laboratory Research Involving "Drug Addiction" in Animals Demonstrate

question 125

Multiple Choice

What did laboratory research involving "drug addiction" in animals demonstrate about the positive reinforcing effect of drugs?

• A)It occurs regardless of biological influences.
• B)It occurs with fewer social and cultural influences than humans.
• C)It occurs independently of social and cultural influences.
• D)It occurs with as much social influence as with humans.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Dissonance

A psychological phenomenon where an individual experiences discomfort due to conflicting beliefs, values, or attitudes.

Group Polarization

The phenomenon where discussions within a cohesive group lead to the adoption of more extreme positions or attitudes than initially held by individual group members.

Racially Prejudiced

Holding prejudgment, bias, or discrimination against individuals based on their race or ethnicity.

Just-world Phenomenon

The cognitive bias that assumes good things happen to good people and bad things happen to bad people.