The Most Utilized Hypothesis for Developing an Atypical Antipsychotic Drug

question 15

Multiple Choice

The most utilized hypothesis for developing an atypical antipsychotic drug is…

• A) agonism for NMDA receptors in addition to antagonism of D₂ receptors.
• B) partial agonism of D₂ receptors.
• C) a preferential affinity for 5-HT₂A receptors over D₂ receptors.
• D) binding to GABAA receptors in addition to D₂ receptors.

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Definitions:

Existential Instantiation

A logical principle stating that if something is said to exist, then a specific instance of that thing must also exist.

Universal Generalization

A logical operation that infers a general statement from specific cases, asserting that a property or relation holds for all members of a certain category.

Universal Instantiation

A logical rule that infers from the truth of a universally quantified statement about all members of a domain, the truth of that statement about any specific member.

Quantifier Negation

The process of applying negation to a statement that contains a quantifier, altering its scope and possibly changing the quantifier type (for example, from universal to existential).