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Practice Quiz: Chapter 10
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Practice Quiz: Chapter 10
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LSD, PCP, and cannabis are examples of what category of drugs?
a) Depressants
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b) Opioids
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c) Stimulants
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d) Hallucinogens
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e) Alcohols
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In the case study, Robert Osborne was high on crystal methamphetamine when he stole a bait car, broke into several other vehicles to steal items he could sell to support his drug habit, and sped into on-coming traffic. Using Goldstein's tripartite model, Osborne's criminal actions would classified as which of the following?
a) Systemic crime
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b) Economic compulsive crime
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c) Psychopharmacological crime
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d) Both B and C
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e) All of the above
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Deviance-disavowal and outcome expectancies are expectancy theories. The main difference between them is deviance-disavowal focuses on the expectation that ________, whereas outcome expectancies focus on the expectation that ________.
a) the usual social standards are not applied to intoxicated people; intoxication will produce certain behavioural effects
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b) others are negatively affected by intoxication, but not ourselves; the usual social standards are not applied to intoxicated people
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c) intoxication will produce certain behavioural effects; others are negatively affected by intoxication, but not ourselves
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d) intoxication will produce certain behavioural effects; the usual social standards are not applied to intoxicated people
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e) the usual social standards are not applied to intoxicated people; others are negatively affected by intoxication, but not ourselves
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The phenomenon of withdrawal is closely connected to which of the following?
a) The development of a craving for the drug
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b) The development of tolerance for the drug
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c) A repeated binge on the drug
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d) An overdose on the drug
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e) A previous relapse
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Why are drugs classified as depressants?
a) The main symptom of withdrawal is depression.
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b) These drugs are commonly used by people who are depressed.
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c) The main drug effect is to depress central nervous system function.
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d) Intoxication causes people to become depressed.
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e) Friends and family of the user frequently become depressed.
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The attention allocation model of alcohol-related violence assumes that intoxication impairs a person's ability to do what?
a) Evaluate and appreciate social cues signalling possible danger
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b) Focus on less salient violence-inhibiting social cues
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c) Remain aware of, and constantly evaluate, their behaviour
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d) Restrain impulses to act violently
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e) Respond quickly in physically-threatening situations
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Selective disinhibition theory distinguishes between ________, which is the large conscious and deliberate effort to avoid acting violently, and ________, which is the small conscious effort required in other situations when violence is perceived to be ineffective or undesirable.
a) conscious effort; unconscious effort
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b) strong inhibition; weak inhibition
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c) active constraint; passive constraint
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d) over control; under control
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e) interference; distraction
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Which term refers to the indications that opioid intoxication actually reduces the risk of crime and violence, according to Goldstein?
a) Drug-induced social control
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b) The reverse psychopharmacological effect
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c) The crime-dampening hypothesis
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d) The intoxication suppression effect
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e) The self-medication hypothesis
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Which two drugs are generally associated with the most expensive habits to maintain?
a) Heroin and cocaine
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b) Cannabis and alcohol
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c) Cocaine and LSD
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d) Methamphetamine and cannabis
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e) Alcohol and heroin
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When a psychoactive drug user is said to experience a "rush," it refers to which of the following?"
a) The period following a drug binge when the user feels depressed and lethargic
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b) The intensely pleasurable feeling experienced following administration of the drug
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c) The intense longing or urge for the drug
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d) The sudden and spontaneous re-occurrence of a drug-induced perceptual experience that happens during a drug-free state
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e) The consumption of a large amount of a drug
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