According to the Incentive-Sensitization Theory of Drug Addiction,as a Drug-Addicted

question 153

Multiple Choice

According to the incentive-sensitization theory of drug addiction,as a drug-addicted individual habitually consumes the drug,the

• A) positive-incentive value of taking the drug increases.
• B) hedonic value of taking the drug increases.
• C) positive-incentive value of taking the drug decreases.
• D) both A and B
• E) both B and C

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Definitions:

State-dependent Memory

The phenomenon that information learned in a specific mental or emotional state is more easily recalled when in that same state.

Memory Construction

The process by which the brain pieces together bits of information to create or reconstruct memories.

Proactive Interference

A phenomenon where older memories interfere with the retrieval of newer memories.

Encoding Failure

The inability to recall specific information because it was not effectively encoded into long-term memory.