Psychopharmacology Unit 3

What are the five steps of the scientific method?
- 1. observing/generating questions
- 2. generating a hypothesis
- 3. predicting results
- 4. testing hypothesis
- 5. re-evaluating hypothesis
Define: scientific method

a systematic pursuit of knowledge
In studies of the effects of drugs on behavior, what is the dependent variable?

Behavioral effects
In studies of the effects of drugs on behavior, what is the independent variable?

Drug administration
Classical conditioning pairs a ___ with an ___ to elicit an ___.

neutral response; unconditioned stimulus; unconditioned response.
If classical conditioning is successful, the ___ will elicit an ___.

neutral stimulus; unconditioned response
Describe: extinction

Extinction is the disappearance of a conditioned response when only the conditioned stimulus is presented after conditioning.
Describe: spontaneous recovery

Spontaneous recovery is the reappearance of a conditioned response after extinction has taken place.
Describe: rapid reacquisition

Rapid reacquisition occurs when the conditioned stimulus is paired with the unconditioned stimulus. The unconditioned response to the conditioned stimulus is acquired again after very few trials.

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Psychopharmacology Unit 3

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Behavioral Methods and Models of Substance Dependence

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