Devlin and Cooper became friends in university and often used drugs together.Although Devlin went on to be a successful lawyer,Cooper continued to use drugs regularly.As a result,Cooper has not been able to hold down a steady job and is in danger of losing his family.According to recent research discussed in the text book,what might account for the different outcomes for these two men despite engaging in the same behaviours?
A) Cooper had greater access to the drugs.
B) Devlin's reward learning pathway is not activated as readily as Cooper's.
C) Cooper's reward learning pathway is not activated as readily as Devlin's.
D) Cooper has an addictive personality.

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Recent research suggests that individual differences in the function of the brain's reward learning pathway may play a role in determining who becomes addicted and who does not. It is possible that Cooper's reward learning pathway is more easily activated than Devlin's, leading to his continued drug use and negative outcomes, while Devlin may have a more muted response to the same drugs.

Devlin and Cooper Became Friends in University and Often Used