Some Alcoholics Are Given a Drug Called Antabuse, Which Reacts

question 217

Multiple Choice

Some alcoholics are given a drug called Antabuse, which reacts with alcohol to cause nausea and vomiting. The use of Antabuse to treat alcoholism is an application of

• A) stimulus generalization.
• B) higher-order conditioning.
• C) negative reinforcement.
• D) conditioned taste aversions.

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