Despite Its Dangers, a Young Man Continues to Take Cocaine

question 163

Multiple Choice

Despite its dangers, a young man continues to take cocaine because of the feeling of euphoria it produces for him. This powerful arousal of his nervous system is probably due to cocaine's ability to

• A) inhibit enzymes that break down neurotransmitters.
• B) increase the release of neurotransmitters.
• C) block the receptor sites for neurotransmitters.
• D) prevent neurotransmitters from being reabsorbed into presynaptic terminals.

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Definitions:

Distribution Shape

The geometric arrangement of a dataset, describing how data is organized around the central tendency, including forms such as bell-shaped, skewed, or uniform.

Stem And Leaf Display

A graphical method of displaying numerical data that helps to retain the individual scores.

Modal Hours

The most frequently occurring hours in a set of data.

Median Number

Median number is the middle value in a list of numbers arranged in order, separating the higher half from the lower half of the dataset.