Van den Oever et al. (2008) Heroin-Seeking Relapse (Edexcel A-Level Psychology): Quizzes
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Which type of animal was used in Van den Oever et al.'s study?
Which type of animal was used in Van den Oever et al.'s study?
Male Wistar rats
What characterises physical dependency according to the study?
What characterises physical dependency according to the study?
Tolerance and withdrawal symptoms
Which learning theory explains the relapse phenomenon according to the study?
Which learning theory explains the relapse phenomenon according to the study?
Classical conditioning
How long did the extinction training phase last?
How long did the extinction training phase last?
Three weeks
Which technique was used to examine the mPFC in Investigation 1?
Which technique was used to examine the mPFC in Investigation 1?
Mass spectrometry
What effect did the active peptide have on nose-poking behaviour in Investigation 2?
What effect did the active peptide have on nose-poking behaviour in Investigation 2?
Substantially less nose-poking
Where in the mPFC did the active peptide decrease heroin seeking in Investigation 3?
Where in the mPFC did the active peptide decrease heroin seeking in Investigation 3?
Ventral areas
Did the peptide affect relapse to sucrose-seeking in Investigation 4?
Did the peptide affect relapse to sucrose-seeking in Investigation 4?
No, the peptide had no effect
Which other researcher found similar results supporting this study?
Which other researcher found similar results supporting this study?
Rogers et al. (2008)
What is a key weakness regarding validity of the study?
What is a key weakness regarding validity of the study?
Extrapolating from rats to humans