Aversive Conditioning Is

question 143

Multiple Choice

Aversive conditioning is

• A)the process by which a conditioned response can recur after a time delay.
• B)the process of rewarding successive approximations of desired behavior.
• C)the weakening of the conditioned response when the unconditioned stimulus is absent.
• D)the form of treatment that consists of repeated pairings of a stimulus with a very unpleasant stimulus.

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