To Alleviate Bed Wetting, Special Sheets Connected to an Alarm

question 38

Multiple Choice

To alleviate bed wetting, special sheets connected to an alarm are placed on the child's bed. When the child's full bladder releases the first droplets of urine onto the special sheet, the alarm will sound and awaken the child. Through this pairing of a loud alarm with a full bladder, the child will learn to awaken to the full bladder. This illustrates the use of which of the following in alleviating problem behavior through aversion therapy?

• A)transference
• B)classical conditioning
• C)operant conditioning
• D)observational learning

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