Motivation, Reward, and the Planning of Behavior Are Influenced by This

question 46

Multiple Choice

Motivation, reward, and the planning of behavior are influenced by this neurotransmitter with deficiencies resulting in reduced feelings of pleasure as well as Parkinson's disease. This excitatory neurotransmitter is

• A)dopamine.
• B)GABA.
• C)serotonin.
• D)glutamate.

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Definitions:

Hacker

An individual skilled in exploiting weaknesses in computer systems or networks for various purposes, which could range from malicious attacks to ethical hacking.

Identity Theft

The fraudulent acquisition and use of a person's private identifying information, usually for financial gain.

DoS Attack

Short for Denial of Service Attack, a cyber-attack where the perpetrator seeks to make a machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users by temporarily or indefinitely disrupting services of a host connected to the Internet.

Malicious

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