In a Drug Discrimination Procedure Using GHB as a Training

question 72

Multiple Choice

In a drug discrimination procedure using GHB as a training drug,why might 1,4-butanediol produce full substitution?

• A) They share similar actions on GABAA receptors.
• B) 1,4-butanediol is converted to GHB in the body.
• C) The alcohol metabolic pathway converts 1,4-butanediol into an alcohol-like compound.
• D) The depressant effects of 1,4-butanediol disrupts memory on what the training drug actually is.

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Signal-Detection Experiment

A research method used to assess the ability to differentiate between information-bearing patterns and random patterns.

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Signal-Detection Procedures

Methods in psychological research and neuroscience for measuring the ability to differentiate between information-bearing patterns and random patterns that distract from the information.