The Form of Behavioral Therapy in Which an Undesirable Behavior

question 50

Multiple Choice

The form of behavioral therapy in which an undesirable behavior is paired with an unpleasant stimulus to reduce the frequency of the behavior is called __________

• A) token economy.
• B) operant conditioning.
• C) aversion therapy.
• D) participant modeling.

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