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arivle123

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on: Jun 22, 2018
Studies on the effects of smoking marijuana on the brain have shown that it is associated with
 
  a) impaired short-term memory and increased blood flow to brain regions associated with emotion.
  b) impaired long-term memory and decreased blood flow to brain regions associated with emotion.
  c) impaired short-term memory and increased blood flow to brain regions associated with attention.
  d) impaired long-term memory and decreased blood flow to brain regions associated with attention.

Question 2

Why is avoidance behavior so often maintained?
 
  a) People do not want to overcome their fears.
  b) Such behavior reduces the amount of fear a person experiences.
  c) Friends and family members generally encourage it.
  d) People fail to use safety behaviors.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

b


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