Which of the following is an example of learned tolerance?: (A) avoiding alcohol when feeling unsteady, (B) drinking alcohol only with food, (C) walking a straight line when intoxicated, (D) not driving when drunk
Answer is C. Learned tolerance refers to the reduction of the effect of a drug due to compensatory mechanisms that are learned. An example is walking a straight line despite the motor impairment caused by alcohol. This likely represents both acquisition of motor skills and the learned awareness of one's deficit; thus the person walks more carefully.