Increasing dopamine appears to:
A) decrease how much one wants something but not how much one likes it.
B) decrease how much one likes something but not how much one wants it.
C) increase how much one wants something but not how much one likes it.
D) increase how much one likes something but not how much one wants it.

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Dopamine is primarily associated with the "wanting" system in the brain, which drives motivation and desire for rewards, rather than the "liking" system, which is about the pleasure or satisfaction derived from those rewards. Increasing dopamine levels enhances the desire or motivation to seek out rewards without necessarily affecting the pleasure experienced once the reward is obtained.

Increasing Dopamine Appears To