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Research using antagonist-precipitated withdrawal indicates that the ________ plays a key role in producing opiate withdrawal symptoms.
 
  a. amygdala
  b. orbitofrontal cortex
  c. hypothalamus
  d. locus coeruleus
  e. reticular formation

Question 2

Which of the following is true of opiate reinforcement?
 
  a. Opiates cause release of dopamine within the hippocampus.
  b. Injections of opiates into the spinal cord are reinforcing.
  c. Injections of opiates into the VTA are reinforcing.
  d. Natural rewards involve cholinergic and opiate systems.
  e. Naloxone blocks cocaine reinforcement.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: d. locus coeruleus

Answer to Question 2

Answer: c. Injections of opiates into the VTA are reinforcing.



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