When Julius started drinking a lot of caffeine in the form of energy drinks and coffee, he noticed that he was not as hungry as he used to be. It appears that in relation to food, caffeine is functioning as a(n):

Shilan is known to express her opinion loudly across situations, even when it is not socially appropriate, like in the middle of class. This behavior could potentially be a characteristic of which of the following?

  Which of the following might be used to compare the effectiveness of a prescription of Ritalin at 2.5 mg twice a day vs. 5 mg once a day with an adolescent diagnosed with ADHD:

 Toni receives a new prescription. Upon taking a dose, she experiences effects that are opposite to what is expected of that drug. This is called which of the following?

Jonathan is a behavior analylst who begins working with Adam, a child who is already receiving high doses of vitamins, “floor-time” therapy, and a gluten-free diet as interventions to address his diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. Adam’s parents want to know if these treatments, along with ABA services, are helping their son. Jonathan obtains consent to evaluate these treatments and systematically isolates treatment effects by removing one or more of the treatments and adding them back into the treatment package one at a time, or in different combinations. Jonathan appears to be conducting which of the following?

When a medication is prescribed for chronic use as a behavioral pharmacological agent, which of the following would be a behavior analyst’s responsibility?

Both placebo and nocebo effects are observed when the active ingredient of a medication is not delivered. A placebo effect would be related to _______. A nocebo effect would be related to ______.

Dr. Blakely’s ideal medical evaluation process contains seven steps, in which the behavior analyst should be an active participant. Which of the following is included in those steps?

Both zero-order kinetics and first-order kinetics refer to how long it takes __________.

Which of the following best describes the function of the blood–brain barrier?