Due to a Very High Level of Stress and Arousal

question 134

Multiple Choice

 Due to a very high level of stress and arousal, Kim is having difficulty getting to sleep at night. The activity of which of the following neurochemicals might be participating in Kim's sleeping problem?

• A) norepinephrine
• B) ACh
• C) dopamine
• D) GABA

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

An educational technique involving the repeated pairing of two stimuli, leading to a scenario where the reaction initially prompted by the second stimulus is ultimately prompted by the first stimulus.

State-Dependent Learning

The phenomenon where information learned in a particular physiological or psychological state is more easily recalled when in the same state.

Observational Learning

A learning process through which behaviors are acquired by watching and imitating others.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in which the strength of a behavior is modified by the behavior's consequences, such as reward or punishment.