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Cognitive Psychology:Mrs. Ichthys teaches her son to feed his pet goldfish by first showing him how to put the fish food into the aquarium. Once the boy has mastered that task, she teaches him to open the container of fish food and then put it into the aquarium. Finally, she teaches her son to open the cupboard, take out the container of fish food, open it, and put the food into the aquarium. The procedure that Mrs. Ichthys has used is best described as:

Biological Bases of Behavior:The symptoms of Phenylketonuria (PKU) can be avoided by:

Multicultural: Troiden’s (1989) model of homosexual identity development indicated:

Theories:When stress levels rise in a family that is of relatively low differentiation, which of the following is likely to be observed?

Psychopathology:Therapists working with elderly patients should be aware that

Lifespan Development:Prenatal alcohol exposure is most likely to adversely affect the fetus during the:

Social Psychology:In an experiment that tested the effects of negative emotions on the immune system, experimenters gave each participant a blister using a vacuum pump. Which participants took the longest to heal?

Theories:Susan is an analyst who is working with her client Chloe. Susan asks Chloe to “free associate” and tell her everything that comes into her mind. Chloe does not disclose everything that she is thinking because she does not feel that it is relevant to the session. Chloe has:

Affective Bases of Behavior:All of the following are true about Plutchik’s Theory of Emotion except:

Lifespan Development:Based on the results of their longitudinal study of married women, Gorchoff, John, and Hebson (2008) concluded that the transition to an “empty nest” is usually accompanied by: