What Happens in the Brain of a Person Who Is

question 180

Multiple Choice

What happens in the brain of a person who is addicted to a drug such as cocaine, heroin, or nicotine?

• A)The number of dopamine receptors in the brain's reward system decreases.
• B)The number of endorphin receptors in the brain's reward system decreases.
• C)The number of dopamine receptors in the brain's reward system increases.
• D)The number of neurons that produce hypocretin in the hypothalamus is greatly reduced.

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Definitions:

Marginal Cost

The financial increase due to the production of an extra product or service unit.

Artificially Scarce Good

A product or service whose availability is restricted through patents, copyrights, or other legal means, rather than by the limits of physical scarcity.

Pigouvian Tax

A tax imposed on activities that generate negative externalities, intended to correct an inefficient market outcome by internalizing the external costs.

Efficient Level

A point at which resources are allocated in the most effective manner, maximizing output without wasting resources.