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Psych 30 Practice Quiz Chapter 10 (Questions) Stimulants
1: Select the incorrect statement concerning amphetamines.
A: They were used by soldiers during World War II and the Korean War to counter fatigue.
B: Methamphetamine and amphetamine are actually the same drug.
C: Truck drivers making long hauls were one of the earliest distribution systems for illicit amphetamines.
D: Pilots in the Air Force continue to use amphetamines to reduce fatigue.
2: The most common legal use of amphetamines is for the treatment of _______.
A: obesity
B: hyperkinesis
C: narcolepsy
D: depression
3: Select the incorrect statement concerning Ecstasy.
A: It can cause life-threatening hyperthermia.
B: It is most often used by teenagers.
C: It is typically used in raves.
D: Its most pronounced effects are on the dopamine system.
4: Select the incorrect statement.
A: Europeans became aware of cocaine during the second major cocaine era.
B: Cocaine was used as a source of energy by the ancient South American Indians who lived in the regions
of the Andean Mountains.
C: At one time Sigmund Freud advocated the use of cocaine to treat drug addiction.
D: Coca-Cola was originally a patent medicine that contained heroin.
5: Which of the following forms of cocaine administration became popular in the 1980s due to fear of diseases
transmitted by hypodermic needles?
A: IV
B: Oral
C: Smoking
D: Snorting
6: Which of the following is the most frequently used CNS stimulant in the world?
A: cocaine
B: caffeine
C: amphetamines
D: Ecstasy
7: Heavy amphetamine use can cause behavioral stereotypy (persistently singing one note, repeating a phrase of
music, repeatedly cleaning the same object, etc.)
A: TRUE
B: FALSE
8: Skin sores, considerable weight loss, seizures, and kidney damage are all common results of continued use of
massive doses of amphetamines
A: TRUE
B: FALSE
9: Pepsi-Cola contains less caffeine than a cup of coffee
A: TRUE
B: FALSE
10: Herbal stimulants have been associated with serious health problems.
A: TRUE
B: FALSE
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Psych 30 Practice Quiz Chapter 10 (Answers) Stimulants
1: Select the incorrect statement concerning amphetamines.
B: Methamphetamine and amphetamine are actually the same drug.
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2: The most common legal use of amphetamines is for the treatment of
_______.
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A: obesity
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3: Select the incorrect statement concerning Ecstasy.
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D: Its most pronounced effects are on the dopamine system.
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4: Select the incorrect statement.
D: Coca-Cola was originally a patent medicine that contained heroin.
5: Which of the following forms of cocaine administration became popular in the 1980s due to
fear of diseases transmitted by hypodermic needles?
C: Smoking
6: Which of the following is the most frequently used CNS stimulant in the world?
B: caffeine
7: Heavy amphetamine use can cause behavioral stereotypy (persistently singing one note,
repeating a phrase of music, repeatedly cleaning the same object, etc.)
A: TRUE
8: Skin sores, considerable weight loss, seizures, and kidney damage are all common results
of continued use of massive doses of amphetamines.
A: TRUE
9: Pepsi-Cola contains less caffeine than a cup of coffee.
A: TRUE
10: Herbal stimulants have been associated with serious health problems.
A: TRUE