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misspop

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on: Jun 22, 2018
A decrease in the effectiveness of a drug that is administered repeatedly is:
 
  a. Tolerance
  b. A predictor of addiction
  c. Addictiveness
  d. Withdrawal

Question 2

The rate at which a neuron fires depends on the:
 
  A) number of terminals of nearby interneurons
  B) relative strength of excitatory and inhibitory inputs it receives
  C) number of postsynaptic receptors on this neuron
  D) number of autoreceptors on this neuron


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

D

Answer to Question 2

B


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