The Belief That Tobacco Is a "Gateway Drug" Is Consistent

question 124

Multiple Choice

The belief that tobacco is a "gateway drug" is consistent with

• A)the idea that tobacco and marijuana are substitutes.
• B)the idea that an increase in income causes a decrease in the demand for tobacco and an increase in the demand for marijuana.
• C)the idea that lower cigarette prices are associated with less use of marijuana.
• D)most of the available evidence.

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Definitions:

Sensitization

The process whereby a repeated administration of a stimulus results in the progressive amplification of a response.

Operant Conditioning

An educational method where the intensity of an action is altered through either rewards or penalties.

Associative Learning

Learning that involves forming connections between stimuli and behavioral responses, enabling organisms to predict outcomes based on their environment.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired; a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.