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With reference to recent research, discuss the ways in which drugs affect human behaviour

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Have a little read: ... PSCY 1223 - Learning & Biological Psychology: With reference to recent research, discuss the ways in which drugs affect human behaviour. Behaviour is psychologically defined as "the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation." According to behavioural psychologists, our behaviour solely consists of stimulus - response (S-R) mechanisms which basically means that when presented with a stimulus, it is human nature to respond to it. For example, if we touch a hot plate accidentally (the stimulus) we quickly move our hand away (the response). Another stimulus that affects our behaviour is drugs. When a chemical stimulus acts at a specific area of the Central Nervous System (CNS), it produces a specific response. The responses produced vary between individuals and manage to affect behaviour. All human behaviour and emotions are controlled by neurotransmitters that act as keys between neurons. The amount of each neurotransmitter

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