In Comparison to the First (Or Typical) Antipsychotic Medications That

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Multiple Choice

In comparison to the first (or typical) antipsychotic medications that were developed, which of the following is an advantage of the atypical antipsychotics?

• A)They are more likely to reduce the positive symptoms of schizophrenia.
• B)They are much less likely to cause movement-related side effects.
• C)They increase brain levels of dopamine in more brain areas.
• D)They are much better at increasing brain levels of GABA.

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Monopolistic Competition

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Nash Equilibrium

The situation that occurs in some simultaneous games wherein every player is playing his or her dominant strategy at the same time and thus no player has any reason to change behavior.

First-Mover Advantage

In game theory, the benefit obtained by the party that moves first in a sequential game. A situation that occurs in a sequential game if the player who gets to move first has an advantage in terms of final outcomes over the player(s) who move subsequently.

Simultaneous Game

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