The Most Widely Used Agonist, Methadone, a Wholly Synthetic Narcotic

question 38

Short Answer

The most widely used agonist, methadone, a wholly synthetic narcotic, was developed in _________ when access to morphine was cut off during World War II.

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Definitions:

Encoding Specificity

The theory that memory is enhanced when information available at encoding is also available at retrieval.

Interference Theory

The view that we may forget stored material because other learning interferes with it.

Serial-position Effect

A cognitive phenomenon where people tend to remember the first and last items in a series best, and the middle items worst.

Retrospective Memory

Memory for past events, activities, and learning experiences, as shown by explicit (episodic and semantic) and implicit memories.