The sickle-cell gene confers immunity against which disease commonly found in West Africa?

A. hemophilia
B. diarrhea
C. malaria
D. anemia


Answer: C

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Sanchez is a five-year-old with a conditioned fear of furry and hairy creatures. He is fond of chocolate cookies and associates pleasant feelings with them. Sanchez's psychologists pairs a cat with Sanchez's cookie snack until his fear of the cat subsides. This is an example of:

A. counterconditioning. B. stimulus discrimination. C. instinctive drift. D. spontaneous recovery.

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a. involves a series of verbal interactions b. is limited to the treatment of individuals c. includes hundreds of different types d. reflects psychological models of abnormal behavior e. is often referred to as talk therapy

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a. ?a face at a close distance b. ?a mobile at a moderate distance c. ?a face at a moderate distance d. ?a mobile at a long distance

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