In Which of the Following Therapies Might a Therapist Use

question 281

Multiple Choice

In which of the following therapies might a therapist use real physical pain to change behavior?

• A) operant conditioning
• B) aversion therapy
• C) psychoanalysis
• D) systematic desensitization

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