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Which of the following addictive drugs, which do not fit into the stimulant or depressant categories, can cause increased heart rate and blood pressure, slowed motor functioning, memory loss, and, potentially, nausea?


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Experimental Control

The process of keeping variables constant or regulating external factors to ensure that observed effects are due to manipulated variables only.

Independent Variable

A manipulated factor in an experiment, chosen to determine its potential effect on a dependent outcome.

Dependent Variable

The outcome factor in a study that changes in response to manipulations of the independent variable.

Nonexperimental Method

A research strategy that involves observing and collecting data without manipulating the environmental conditions or variables.

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