Research Has Indicated That Sensitivity to Alcohol Is a Genetic

question 139

Multiple Choice

Research has indicated that sensitivity to alcohol is a genetic risk for alcoholism.Specifically,what kind of sensitivity has the research identified as a risk for developing alcoholism?

• A) lower
• B) higher
• C) the research has not identified the degree of sensitivity
• D) lower or higher-it doesn't matter, as long as it is an abnormal degree of sensitivity

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Definitions:

Source Amnesia

A memory disorder in which someone can remember certain information but is unable to recall where, when, or how that information was acquired.

Proactive Interference

The phenomenon where old memories inhibit the capacity to remember new information.

Retrieval Cues

Stimuli or prompts that aid the recall of information stored in memory.

Serial Position Effects

A memory-related phenomenon where people tend to recall the first and last items in a series better than the middle items.