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Module 1.3b

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AP Science Practice Check Your Understanding
Examine the Concept Apply the Concept
▶ ▶How would you explain each category of psychoactive drugs ▶ ▶“How curiously [pleasure] is related to what is thought to
to a classmate? be its opposite, pain! . . . Wherever the one is found, the other
follows up behind” (Plato, Phaedo, fourth century b.c.e.). How
does this pleasure–pain description apply to the repeated use of
psychoactive drugs?
Answers to the Examine the Concept questions can be found in Appendix C at the end of the book.

Module 1.3b REVIEW
CLOSE & ASSESS
1.3-5 What are substance use disorders? 1.3-7 What are stimulants, and what are their
effects? Exit Activity
• People with a substance use disorder engage in continued
substance use despite its significant life disruption. • Stimulants excite neural activity and speed up body func- (20 minutes) Have students write a
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• Psychoactive drugs alter perceptions and moods. tions, triggering energy and mood changes. Stimulants letter to an “absent student” explain-
can be highly addictive. ing any concept from the module that
1.3-6 What are depressants, and what are their
effects? 1.3-8 What are hallucinogens, and what are their they feel is important to know for the
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effects? AP exam. Have students share their
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• Depressants dampen neural activity and slow body functions. letters with the class. Look for themes
• Hallucinogens distort perceptions and evoke hallucinations
(sensory images in the absence of sensory input), some of that emerge.
which resemble the altered consciousness of near-death
experiences.
CLOSE & ASSESS
Exit Assessment
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AP Practice Multiple Choice Questions
(20 minutes) Make copies of Table
1. Which of the following represents drug tolerance? Reported Effects of Ingested Substance 1.3-3. Deconstruct each copy by
a. Hans has grown to accept the fact that his partner cutting out each square. Ask students,
likes to have a beer with dinner, even though he 80%
personally does not approve of the use 70 in pairs or small groups, to reconstruct
of alcohol. 60 the table without looking at the book
b. José often wakes up with a headache that lasts until 50 or their notes. Instead, they should
he has his morning cup of coffee. Frequency
c. Pierre enjoys the effect of marijuana and is now using 40 rely on each other. Remember: Take
the drug several times a week. 30 time to address any misinformation
d. Jacob had to increase the dosage of his pain 20 that comes up in this activity.
medication when the old dosage no longer
effectively controlled the pain from his chronic back 10
condition. 0
Slow heart Relaxation Tiredness ASSESS
2. One hundred people reported the most impactful effect rate
of a substance they recently ingested. Which classification Substance’s effect Answers to Module 1.3b AP ®
of drug is most likely represented in the bar graph? a. Stimulant c. Hallucinogen Practice Multiple Choice
b. Depressant d. Tolerance
Questions
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