  {"id":13093,"date":"2022-06-24T22:10:17","date_gmt":"2022-06-25T02:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/149.4.100.129\/academics\/psychology\/?page_id=13093"},"modified":"2026-03-16T13:56:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T17:56:53","slug":"aba-comprehensive-exams-thesis-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/psychology\/aba-comprehensive-exams-thesis-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Psychology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-52px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-10px||-10px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;11px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.1&#8243; 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