At Low Levels, Alcohol's Effect on the Brain Is ________;

question 74

Multiple Choice

At low levels, alcohol's effect on the brain is ________; at higher levels, alcohol's effect is ________.

• A) to inhibit glutamate (an excitatory neurotransmitter); release opium-like endorphins
• B) too minimal to have an impact; massive and excitatory
• C) depressive; excitatory
• D) to activate the brain's "pleasure centers"; depress brain functioning

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Definitions:

Educational Settings

Environments or contexts where formal learning takes place, such as schools, colleges, and universities.

Repress

The psychological act of burying distressing thoughts, memories, or desires in the subconscious, to the point of becoming unaware of them.

Developmental Level

A measure of an individual's growth or advancement in physical, cognitive, social, and emotional abilities.

Schemes

In the context of cognitive development, organized patterns of thought or behavior that children use to interact with and understand the world around them.