Kyle's father loves to add salt to his food, but given the family's history of high blood pressure and stroke, he is trying to avoid this practice. Why is eating less salt important in controlling blood pressure?
a. Excess salt damages the kidneys, resulting in a buildup of fluids leading to high blood pressure
b. The kidneys get accustomed to higher levels of salt, interfering with their ability to monitor fluid levels properly.
c. High levels of salt in the blood causes water to leave the cells and the higher blood volume increases blood pressure.
d. Higher levels of salt intake stimulate overdrinking and the resulting higher blood volume leads to high blood pressure.
c
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As a gate creaks open, Oscar the puppy notices a cat heading into his yard. The cat hisses and scratches Oscar on the nose, causing Oscar to yelp in pain. Which outcome to this scenario portrays higher order conditioning?
a. ?Now when Oscar sees the cat who scratched his nose he runs away, but he feels comfortable with the cat with whom he shares a home. b. ?Now when Oscar sees a cat or small dog coming toward him, he immediately begins to yelp in pain. c. ?Now whenever Oscar sees a cat, including the cat in his own home, he runs away. d. ?Now when Oscar hears a gate creak, regardless of who is coming through it, he runs away.
Which of the following would NOT be considered an example of social phobia?
a. A student who is reluctant to speak up in a classroom due to fear of embarrassing herself b. A male who has difficulty urinating in a public restroom when others are present c. A person who can only eat comfortably when he is alone d. An individual who cannot travel on public transportation without a family member present
Name and briefly describe the differences between each of the three models of training currently in use by graduate programs in clinical psychology.
What will be an ideal response?
Erikson, like Havighurst, has been criticized for suggesting that young adults:
A) may not be able to gauge the extent to which their developing values may conflict with those of a potential intimate partner. B) who have established a firm sense of identity during adolescence are unprepared for fusing their identity with those of other people through marriage and friendships. C) who choose to remain celibate or single are not developing normally. D) who had not achieved ego identity may not be ready to commit themselves to others.