Marlon Is Physically Dependent on Heroin

question 16

Multiple Choice

Marlon is physically dependent on heroin. If he stops using the drug, he may ____.

• A) e xperience withdrawal symptoms which are often severe, and include restlessness, muscle pain, insomnia, and cold flashes
• B) go right back to using again because of the bodily need for the drug
• C) have a potentially deadly withdrawal unless supervised by a doctor
• D) find that Antabuse makes the withdrawal symptoms much easier to take

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Definitions:

Secondary Reinforcer

A stimulus that has acquired reinforcing properties through association with other reinforcers.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired; a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after being paired with an unconditioned stimulus, elicits a conditioned response in classical conditioning.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without any prior learning.