To Use Extinction to Prevent Relapses in a Recovering Drug

question 81

Multiple Choice

To use extinction to prevent relapses in a recovering drug addict, one would:

• A) reward the addict for every day he stays off drugs.
• B) keep the addict in a rehabilitation center for as long as possible.
• C) keep the addict away from the places where he normally takes drugs.
• D) put the addict in his normal drug-taking environment without the drugs present.

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Definitions:

CS and US

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