Cecelia Is a Receptionist and Just Spent $347 on a New

question 86

Multiple Choice

Cecelia is a receptionist and just spent $347 on a new riding saddle for her boyfriend Claude, a weekend cowboy. When she got home with the saddle, she experienced a high level of anxiety about whether she had made the right purchase decision. What did Cecelia experience?

• A)selective dissatisfaction
• B)temporal distortion
• C)perceptual disharmony
• D)cognitive dissonance

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Definitions:

Ligand-Gated

Referring to ion channels that open in response to the binding of a chemical messenger (ligand), such as a neurotransmitter.

Acetylcholine

A neurotransmitter involved in many functions including muscle movement, heart rate, and the modulation of brain activity.

GABA

Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, an inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system that plays a key role in reducing neuronal excitability throughout the nervous system.

Receptor Downregulation

A decrease in the number of receptors on the surface of target cells, often in response to high levels of a hormone or neurotransmitter.