Maintenance and monitoring of blood flow to the brain is under the direction of the carotid sinuses.

Operant conditioning is to Skinner as classical conditioning is to

The two cerebral hemispheres are connected by a band of fibers called

Since their principal characteristic is their mind-altering quality, LSD, mescaline, and marijuana are classified as

An obsession is an unwanted ____, while a compulsion is an unwanted ____.

Cocaine triggers an increase in which neurotransmitter, which causies a drug “high” in the reward system? 

____ is a psychosis characterized by delusions, hallucination, apathy, and a “split” between thought and emotion.

When a preschool girl competes with her mother for her father’s affection, Freud said that the little girl was experiencing

Addictive drugs stimulate a brain region called the nucleus accumbens which results in intensified feelings of pleasure as the neurotransmitter __________ is released.

From 1886 to 1906, Coca-Cola contained small amounts of